Question

This poem lists news items such as “Another bank defaulter has confessed” and “A Greek was murdered at a Polish dance.” One of this poem’s characters tells another “you do not know what life is, you who hold it in your hands” while twisting lilac stalks in her fingers. In the (-5[1])first of this poem’s (-5[1])three sections, “four wax candles in the darkened room” (-5[1])evoke “an atmosphere of Juliet’s (15[1])tomb” (15[1]-5[1])during a performance of Chopin’s preludes. (15[1])At this poem's end, the speaker wonders “should I have the right to (*) smile?” (10[1])while imagining the death of its title (-5[1])character. This poem is often read as a companion piece to the author’s other major “Boston poem,” “The Love Song of J. Alfred (10[1])Prufrock.” For 10 points, (-5[1])what T. S. Eliot poem about a failed (-5[1])friendship was likely titled (10[1])in reference to a Henry (10[1])James (10[1])novel? (10[4])■END■ (10[5]0[7])

ANSWER: Portrait of a Lady
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y667%17%67%123.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%142.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y367%33%33%105.50
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y367%0%0%130.50
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y475%25%25%119.33
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%116.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y333%0%33%135.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezMilan et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz50-5
Ryan SunBerkeley ABerkeley B54-5
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Epic Games63-5
Tim MorrisonStanford A[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]6815
Ned TagtmeierChicago AMichigan6915
Taylor HarveyMojo ShojoIllinois69-5
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq7515
EnochBroken Imperial NomadsMagisters Ludi8910
Young Fenimore LeaveWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSUCornell C++96-5
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)11910
Clark SmithOSUNorthwestern123-5
Patrick QuionPurdueAmartya Senpai Notice Me131-5
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleCameron et al.13510
Alston BoydChicago BWUSTL14010
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang14110
Caleb KendrickMaryland AThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs14210
Mitch McCullarIllinoisMojo Shojo14210
Richard NiuCornell B-Houston and Friends14210
Caroline Maonats is supposed to mean you all have gone softColumbia B14210
Eric WolfsbergIt's JoeverStanford B14310
Darren PetrosinoRutgers DiasporaFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them14310
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+Glass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery14310
Jason AsherEpic GamesMaryland B-1430
Andrew SalijNorthwesternOSU1430
Will AlstonAmartya Senpai Notice MePurdue14310
BenBuzzers KaramazovOxford Hornets14310
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzMilan et al.1430
Tony ChenThe Passion According to C.H.Parth et al.1430
Maude-Sophie LockmanParth et al.The Passion According to C.H.1430
Jaimie Carlsonmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry1430
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrymeet the new weird, same as the old weird1430