Question

At an event in this novel, a character quotes Swinburne’s “A Cameo” by murmuring “‘There was a graven image of Desire / Painted with red blood on a ground of gold.’” During that dinner party in this novel, a character who flirts with Mariequita poses with the scarf of Mrs. Highcamp. A character in this novel shatters a wine glass when she hears (10[1])the song “Ah! Si tu (-5[1])savais.” (10[1])In this novel, a woman who moves into the “pigeon house” hears (10[2])both (10[1])the Farival twins and Mademoiselle Reisz (10[1])(“rise”) play piano. (10[1])The protagonist of this novel has affairs with Alcée Arobin and Robert Lebrun before committing suicide by swimming out into the Gulf of Mexico. (10[2])For 10 points, name this Kate Chopin novel about Edna Pontellier’s life in New Orleans society. ■END■

ANSWER: The Awakening
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andre WongColumbia BNYU B6210
William OrrYale AHaverford67-5
Lexi TermanRutgers AColumbia C6810
Nathan ZhangCornell CPenn B8010
Eshan PantNYU ARowan A8010
William GrogerColumbia APrinceton B8110
Andrew MinagarYale BBard A8710
Vishal KanigicherlaPenn AYale C8910
Thomas DoyleVassarRutgers B11310
Ethan FurmanHaverfordYale A11310

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%11%85.89