- Read the following quote:
My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the
baby at every christening. - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, writer and daughter of President
Theodore Roosevelt.
You are writing a review of a biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Should this quote be paraphrased
or directly quoted, and why?
Select one:
O a. It should be paraphrased because it is funny and would distract from the seriousness of
your review.
O b. It should be directly quoted to help show your familiarity with the source material.
It should be paraphrased because the author of the quote is not the author of the
biography under review.
C.
O d. It should be directly quoted because it is so well-worded.