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This author noted how lack of documentation about the profession of one of his protagonists led him to make up details like the Hayes Society. (10[1])One of this author’s characters thinks he demonstrates a (10[1])concept described as “not removing one’s clothes in public” when he abandons his dying father to go to work. In a novel by this author, Madame tearfully observes a character pretend to cradle a baby while listening to a Judy Bridgewater song. (10[3])This author created characters who search for “possibles” and try to earn “deferrals” (10[1])by proving they’re in love. A character in a novel by this author gets Mr. Faraday’s permission to take leave from Darlington Hall to see Miss Kenton. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about the butler Stevens in (10[1])The Remains of The Day? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Kazuo Ishiguro (The novel is Never Let Me Go.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia BRutgers A2410
Nathan ZhangCornell CColumbia A3310
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU APrinceton A7510
Vishal KanigicherlaPenn ARutgers B7510
William OrrYale AVassar7510
Ricky ChenPrinceton BHaverford8810
Yixi YangYale CPenn B12810
John ShellyRowan ANYU B13410

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