Question

After being convinced of the financial burden to the family, a character with this surname reluctantly returns a horse named Queen Mab. A person with this surname exclaims “if he is not to be animated by Cowper!” while discussing the “spiritless” poetry reading of her sister’s suitor. (10[1])In a novel, the wealthy Sophia Grey forces her husband to send a cruel letter disavowing a lover with this surname while returning her lock of hair. (10[1])A character with this surname marries a man (10[1])left by Lucy Steele after he is no longer an heir, whose name is Edward Ferrars. (-5[1])A woman with this surname who twists her ankle in the rain is carried home (-5[1])by John Willoughby, but (10[1])later marries the older Colonel Brandon. For 10 points, give this surname of sisters Elinor and Marianne in (10[1])Jane (10[1])Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Dashwood [accept Elinor Dashwood or Marianne Dashwood]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William OrrYale APenn A4610
Eshan PantNYU AYale B7310
Richard NiuCornell CHaverford8110
Jack RadoColumbia BColumbia C97-5
Bri AndersonYale CRutgers B112-5
William GrogerColumbia APenn B11610
Thomas DoyleVassarPrinceton B13410
Aum MundheRutgers ARowan A13510
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BYale C1400

Summary

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