Which example uses an in-text citation correctly , according to mla standards

The correct answer is A. A sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (DeLon 147)

In text citations should be as brief as possible, which purpose is to guide the readers to the entry of the work cited. Where generally it only includes the author;s last name and the page number(s) of the information used. In this case using only those to pieces of information "DeLon 147"

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- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."