'Nobody' is basically contracted in itself, I don't believe you can decrease the word further.
The correct answer is "(Smith 179)".
The MLA in-text citation format comprises the author's last name and the page number of the author's work being referred to. These elements MUST NOT be separated by a comma or any other punctuation mark.
The option "(Smith 2015)" could be considered correct provided the author's work is 2015 pages long or more. It is most likely this number indicates the publication year of the author's work, rather than the page number. Therefore, this option is discarded.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "A. As I look back now on my life, I realize quite clearly that of all the members of my family, subsequent to my mother's death, the only one who truly understood me, or, better yet, sympathized with my intellectual and artistic point of view, was, strange as it may seem, this same Paul, my dearest brother."
Explanation:
Based on the given excerpts above from Theodore Dreiser’s “My Brother Paul”, the one that reflects Dreiser’s want for acceptance is possibility A. As I remember currently on my life, I understand quite clearly that of all the members of my family, succeeding my mother's death, the sole one who actually understood me, or, better yet, sympathized with my intellectual and creative purpose of read, was, strange because it could appear, this same Paul, my beloved brother.
Answer: C) first person point of view
Explanation: The first person point of view describes the narrator's perspective in Shania's diary because Shania relates her own story i.e the story was told from Shania's perspective. To justify this, we often see the words; "I, Me, We, Us" (grammatical first person) been used. Shania spoke alot about her self in the diary and also the events she experienced.