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This character feels a “strange mixture of liking and contempt” for a man who mispronounces “La Gloire” (“la glwahr”) while describing the inferiority of English literature. This character cheats while betting on which lump of sugar (10[1])a fly will land on, angering Archduke Harry. At the beginning (10[1])of a novel, this character pretends to behead enemy Moors and prepares for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth. This character is appointed as Ambassador to Constantinople and marries the sea captain Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine. (-5[1])Nick Greene criticizes this author of The Oak Tree, who was abandoned by the Russian princess Sasha. This character (10[1])was inspired by Vita Sackville-West and lives for 300 years without aging. (10[1])For 10 points, name this title noble who changes gender in a novel by Virginia Woolf. ■END■ (10[2]0[7])

ANSWER: Orlando [accept Orlando: A Biography]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y967%0%11%89.17

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Andre WongColumbia BYale B3310
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Aiden DartleyRutgers ANYU A78-5
Alex MoonPenn AColumbia A9710
Tina MaoVassarHaverford10910
Rico-ian BantingNYU BBard A1260
Basha ShapiroBard ANYU B1260
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ARutgers A12610
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BPenn B1260
Vincent ZhangPenn BRutgers B1260
Austin GuoPrinceton ARowan A12610
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