In this novel, the artist Dallas O'Mara falls in love with the famous sculptor Roelf Pool, which leads Dirk to live a lonely life in his apartment. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel about Selina, who takes over working the family's farm after the death of her husband Pervus. This novel was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg.
ANSWER: So Big
[10m] The author of So Big, Edna Ferber, was a member of this group, which included the journalist Alexander Woollcott and the humorist Robert Benchley.
ANSWER: Algonquin Round Table
[10e] Ferber's novel Showboat, set during the Reconstruction and Roaring Twenties, centers on towns along this river. Mark Twain was a riverboat captain along this river, the setting of Huckleberry Finn.
ANSWER: Mississippi River
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