MLA Help - AGH!

[dottore11]

Sorry to make this my first post, but I'm having an mla emergency! Is my in-text citation correct for this?

Is the period at the end needed, or do I need to move the question mark around?
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Entirely controlled by her husband, the woman is forbidden to write, walk around her room, and even socialize: “Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good. But what is one to do?” (Gilman 161).

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Thanks!

[barbara0207]

The question mark is part of the quotation and must stay where it is. The period, which ends your own sentence, must be there, too.

I do, however, not see what the quotation is to do with your sentence, but then I don't know the work you're analyzing.

Welcome to LitNet, dottore! :D

[teejay17]

Sorry to make this my first post, but I'm having an mla emergency! Is my in-text citation correct for this?

Is the period at the end needed, or do I need to move the question mark around?
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Entirely controlled by her husband, the woman is forbidden to write, walk around her room, and even socialize: “Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good. But what is one to do?” (Gilman 161).

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Thanks!

Are you asking a question, or is the question being asked by the person being quoted? If it's part of the text, then your period at the end is legitimate. However, you might want to clarify your writing to illustrate that the person is asking a question.

[Dori]

The citation is right, I believe.

[Il Penseroso]

the citation looks good, but like barbara I'm not too keen on what relationship you're implying between what you are saying and the quotation itself. Typically, a colon is used for clarification of what has preceded it, but in this case what follows the colon seems to be making another point. I'd clean up that a bit first. Maybe just tack on a little description of who the speaker is and clarify how the quote suggests your interpretation after the quote, like so:

...But what is one to do?” ____ says, blah blah blah

this is "The Yellow Wall-Paper" right?