What information does the in-text citation "(dolan 175)" provide the reader of a research paper?
a. the title and the page number of the quotation
b. the author's first name and page number of the quotation
c. the author's last name and the page number of the quotation
d. the publisher and the page number of the quotation
i know it's either a or d.

We include in-text citation when we paraphrase, refer to, summarize, or quote from different sources. For each in-text citation in any write-up, a related entry must be present in the reference list.

This an example of  APA in-text  citation style. This structure uses writer’s last name with the year of publication. Direct quotations include page numbers as well. In case, page number is missing for an internet source, we utilize paragraph number.

Anyhow, in this case, "Dolan" is the author's last name and "175" is the page number of the quote. Therefore, option-"C" is correct, and others are not applicable.

the anwser is went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea.

i longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—africa, india, china and peru!

and, dreaming of the lands i had never seen, i'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.