Question

In a novel titled for one of these structures, Frank Wheeler becomes a “smiling, lifeless man” after his wife April dies inducing an abortion. A novel titled (0[1])after one of these structures ends with the protagonist sitting on an “old broken-down pier” thinking of a friend, whom he earlier called a “HOLY GOOF.” (20[2])In that novel (20[1])titled for one of (20[1])these structures, (20[2])characters (0[1])attend shows (20[2])by jazz pianist George (*) Shearing. (10[2]0[1])The manuscript of a novel titled for (10[1])one of these structures (10[1])was written on one continuous (10[1])scroll (10[3])and is populated (10[1])by drug-abusing (10[1])men like Carlo Marx and Old Bull (10[1])Lee. Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise (10[3])travel (10[1])around America (10[1])in, (10[1])for 10 (10[1])points, a Jack (10[1])Kerouac novel titled after (10[1])what kind of structure? (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: roads [or Revolutionary Road; or On the Road]
<Yingzhi Nyang, Literature - American - Long Fiction&gt; ~25048~ &lt;Editor: Chandler West>
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Kaitlyn LeonardBarrington BChattahoochee B260
Rohan NavaneethaSolonDallas County5220
Elliott LeeThomas Jefferson AHunter A5220
Bryce CruiseHeightsChoate Rosemary Hall5520
Brodie HenryWest PointDetroit Catholic Central C5920
Dominic AielloDetroit Catholic Central BNorthmont B6120
Cindy GaoBelmontDetroit Country Day6120
Charles HeydtMidtownCarl Sandburg620
Arjun KalaUniversity LabDetroit Catholic Central A6420
Chris YooThomas Jefferson BDunbar6420
Samuel LiThomas Jefferson DHinsdale Central690
Owen ArnesonParkway WestNorthmont A6910
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill ARockford Auburn A6910
Evan LinWoodlandWilliam Fremd7610
Sohum SukhatankarSt. Mark'sBarrington A8010
Kaiwen XiaoIrvington AChattahoochee A8510
Kevin YangStevenson AWinnebago8610
Rachel EzrielevRichard MontgomeryKinkaid8610
Nathan WuPlymouthTroy8610
Camden WilliamsMexicoThomas Jefferson C8910
Vien NguyenMaggie Walker ACanyon Crest9110
Krish ChintaInnovation Academy ALincoln-Way East9810
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianStevenson B10410
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AMira Loma10410
Puna EkkaNew BrightonWalter Payton10410
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill BJohns Creek B10510
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BMercer County10710
David BertolasiBelvidereElkhorn North10810
Varun VenkatagiriInnovation Academy BNorris11010
Ryan DaiCarbondaleMaggie Walker C11310
Moxie StromHunter BWashington11710
Miles SierraWaukeeNorman12110
Brandon TorresCarl SandburgMidtown12110
Keefer LinChattahoochee BBarrington B12210
Catelyn RobertsMoberlyJohn Adams B12210
Aiden DombroskyHoover BMaggie Walker B12210
Jeffrey LiuHinsdale CentralThomas Jefferson D12210