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A book protesting toxic examples of this material by Dr. Robert Kedzie was scanned by the NLM under a fume hood. Kutol’s product for cleaning coal residue from this material was reworked into Play-Doh. A fruit trellis inspired (20[1])the first pattern (20[1])for this (20[1])material created (20[2])by William Morris (20[2])as part of the Arts and Crafts movement. (20[1])The Scheele’s (20[1])Green pigment used in this material (20[1])in Longwood (20[1]0[1])House (0[1])on St. Helena (20[2])possibly (20[1])led to (20[1])(*) Napoleon (0[1])Bonaparte’s (0[2])death from arsenic (10[1])poisoning. (0[3])In a short (0[1])story, the doctor husband of a woman (10[1])faints (10[1])upon (10[3])seeing her tear up this (10[1])material (10[2])that she believes contains other trapped women. (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about a “yellow” kind of what (10[1])decorative (10[2])material? (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: wallpaper [accept “The Yellow Wallpaper”; prompt on paper; reject “paint”]
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2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y35100%43%0%82.54

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jeffrey LiuHinsdale CentralChattahoochee B3720
Kaiwen XiaoIrvington AWinston Churchill B4020
Cole HartungKinkaidWilliam Fremd4220
Alex XuCanyon CrestBarrington A4420
Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson ADallas County4420
Genevieve LakeSaint JosephJohn Adams B4720
Felix SacksLincoln-Way EastThomas Jefferson C4720
Grace LiuThomas Jefferson BDetroit Catholic Central A5520
Donovan JensenBelvidereHoover B5720
Ryan FitzgeraldNorthmont AMaggie Walker C6320
Johnathon Franke GordonStevenson BRockford Auburn B650
Luke PuttnamInnovation Academy BNorthmont B6520
Tanay BodducherlaMira LomaRockford Auburn A660
Brian O'ConnellWoodlandRichard Montgomery6920
Anwitha VempatiWaukeeWashington6920
Nathan WuPlymouthDetroit Country Day7020
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtHunter AMaggie Walker A7220
Aaron ZhouWinston Churchill AJohns Creek A730
Anish JindalParkway WestCarbondale740
Julian Halpern-SmithBelmontTroy740
Bryce CruiseHeightsCarl Sandburg7710
Matias RoaWalter PaytonWinnebago780
Jack MangrumInnovation Academy AMexico780
Ethan BositaSt. Mark'sUniversity Lab780
Eleanor HeydtMidtownChoate Rosemary Hall810
Lily ThaiNew BrightonStevenson A8810
Kyan van BeekLake HighlandDetroit Catholic Central B8910
Catelyn RobertsMoberlyNorris9010
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BElkhorn North9010
Rohan NavaneethaSolonDunbar9010
Matthew LiuChattahoochee AJohns Creek B9510
Matthew HoustonNormanWest Point9610
Lynda MaBarrington BThomas Jefferson D9610
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallMidtown10310
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CCincinnati Hills Christian10510
Moxie StromHunter BJohn Adams A10610
Sam AsplundWinnebagoWalter Payton11610
Arjun KalaUniversity LabSt. Mark's11710
Camden WilliamsMexicoInnovation Academy A11710
Yashwanth BajjiTroyBelmont11810
Huan LinRockford Auburn AMira Loma11810
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BStevenson B11910
Ryan DaiCarbondaleParkway West11910
Michelle LuoJohns Creek AWinston Churchill A11910