Question

In a story set during this conflict, the impending arrival of soldiers causes a teacher to write a patriotic phrase on the blackboard while giving the title “Last Lesson.” (15[1]-5[1])Six stories about this conflict (15[1])make up the (15[1])collection Evenings at Médan. During this conflict, two men are killed by firing squad for not revealing the password they used (-5[1])to get to their fishing spot. (15[1])In (15[1])another story, (*) a church bell is rung everyday until this conflict (10[1])ends by a woman who killed an officer with a dessert knife. The story “Two Friends” is set during this conflict, (10[1])as is a story in which travel companions pressure the prostitute Elisabeth into sleeping with an officer in order to get passage to Le Havre. For 10 points, name this 19th Century war which is the setting (10[1])of “Mademoiselle Fifi” and “Ball of Fat” by Guy de Maupassant. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: Franco-Prussian War [or Franco-German War; or War of 1870] (“The Last Lesson” is by Alphonse Daudet.)
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Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Fire28-5
Jacky XuCornell EarthCornell Wind2815
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLChicago B3315
Roxanne TangOhio State APurdue B3615
Robert CondronChicago APurdue C57-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AOhio State B6315
Braden BoothMissouriPurdue A6415
Giifti BentiSIUE AChicago D7510
Ryan HappelSIUE BChicago C9610
Cole PolleyMichigan BOhio State C13310
Raza AliRochester CRIT14510
Gianna PetineRochester BRochester A1450
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B1450
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester C1450