Assuming the original sentence is <span><em>As a child, Maria Mitchell studied astronomy with her father William Mitchell, an amateur astronomer</em>, the correct answer here is William Mitchell. An appositive phrase is used to further describe a particular noun next to it, and is usually separated from the rest of the sentence using commas, as is the case here. The appositive phrase <em>an amateur astronomer </em>refers to the father, William Mitchell. </span>
C. Douglass felt resentment against slave owners, and with using words such as loathed, meanest, wicked, persuades the reader to feel negatively about slave owners.
The answer to your question would be B. a note written by a 13-year-old boy to his parents giving different reasons why they should increase his allowance.
MLA in-text citation style uses the author's last name and the page number. If the source doesn't include a page number then only use the last name of the author.