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Question

Answer some questions about the works and influence of Amrita Pritam, for 10 points each.

[10e] Pritam wrote one of these poems invoking Waris Shah, where she asks him to rise from his grave. These somber poems are a lament for the dead and include one “Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray.

ANSWER: elegy [or elegies; accept “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”; accept dirges]

[10m] Pritam’s novel Pinjar portrayed the experiences of women during this historical event. Salman Rushdie depicted the title characters being born at the same time of this event in the novel Midnight’s Children.

ANSWER: partition of India [accept Indian independence or Pakistani independence; accept descriptions of the division of British India or creation of India or creation of Pakistan]

[10h] This Punjabi-Canadian poet has cited Pritam as an influence for her work, which is primarily shared alongside artwork on Instagram. This “Instapoet” released her first collection Milk and Honey in 2014.

ANSWER: Rupi Kaur (“core”)

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	13.33	56%	33%	44%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	26.25	88%	100%	75%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	13	23.85	100%	85%	54%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	21.11	78%	67%	67%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	24.00	100%	80%	60%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	23.33	89%	100%	44%

Data


Binghamton A	Cornell C	10	10	10	30
Michigan D (UG)	CWRU B (DII)	10	10	10	30
Michigan State A	Miami B (UG)	10	10	10	30
Auburn A	Belmont	10	10	10	30
James Madison B	Liberty B	0	0	10	10
NC State	UNC C	10	0	10	20
Northwestern A	Chicago B	10	10	10	30
Cornell F	U of Rochester A	0	0	10	10
ESF	Cornell B	0	0	0	0
RIT C	Binghamton B	0	0	10	10
CWRU A (UG)	Miami C (DII)	10	10	0	20
Miami A (UG)	Ohio State A (UG)	0	10	10	20
Michigan A (UG)	Ohio State C (DII)	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech B	Furman	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Mississippi State A	Georgia A	10	10	0	20
Vanderbilt A	Southern	10	10	10	30
Tennessee A	Vanderbilt B	10	10	10	30
Virginia Tech B	Appalachian State A	10	10	10	30
William & Mary	Appalachian State B	10	10	10	30
Liberty A	Tusculum	10	10	0	20
UNC A	UNC D	10	10	10	30
UCLA C	UCLA B	10	10	10	30
UCLA E	UCLA D	10	0	0	10
Northwestern B	Iowa A	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame A	Illinois B	10	10	0	20
Purdue A	Illinois C	10	10	0	20
WashU A	SIUE	0	10	10	20
Cornell G	Binghamton C	10	0	10	20
Cornell D	RIT B	10	10	0	20
Cornell E	Syracuse	10	0	0	10
Cornell A	Penn State	10	10	0	20
U of Rochester B	RIT A	0	0	0	0
Michigan C	Michigan State B	10	10	10	30
Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	West Virginia A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Michigan B (UG)	West Virginia B (UG)	10	10	0	20
Emory A	Clemson B	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech A	Georgia Tech B	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	Alabama A	10	10	10	30
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
Clemson A	Georgia Tech E	10	0	0	10
South Carolina A	Georgia Tech C	10	10	10	30
South Carolina B	Auburn B	10	10	0	20
James Madison A	Duke B	0	10	10	20
UNC B	Virginia Tech A	10	0	0	10
Virginia	Duke A	10	10	0	20
UCLA A	Claremont B	10	10	0	20
UCSD	Claremont C	10	10	10	30
Claremont A	USC	10	10	10	30
Chicago A	Illinois D	10	10	10	30
Illinois A	Iowa B	10	10	0	20
Purdue B	Indiana	10	10	0	20
WashU B	Notre Dame C	10	10	0	20