Question

In a work titled for one of these places, a character reads a poem opening “I want to be like the waves on the sea” to her blind aunt. A memoir titled for one of these places focuses on an abusive lesbian relationship (10[1])in a “Dream” one of these places and is by Carmen Maria (10[1])Machado. (10[2])A character says goodbye to one of these places at the end of a collection where the First Annual Tarzan Jumping Contest is won by (10[1])Meme (“may-may”) Ortiz. (10[1]-5[1])A character complains about sharing one of these places with her siblings Carlos, Kiki, and Nenny in the opening vignette of a collection by a Chicana author. (-5[1])For 10 points, Esperanza narrates a Sandra Cisneros collection about what kind of place “on Mango (10[1])Street?” ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: a house [accept The House on Mango Street or In the Dream House]
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Karsten RynearsonYale AYale C4210
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Jack RadoColumbia BRowan A5510
Richard NiuCornell CPenn A5510
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Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ABard A82-5
Mark TawfikRutgers BPrinceton B109-5
Carter McLeanPrinceton AColumbia C12510
Cyrus HodgsonBard ANYU A12710
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