Question

This novel’s protagonist disguises herself with a mask at a gambling house in Pumpernickel, Germany. The narrator of this novel asks “which of us is happy in this world?” before ending this novel’s frame story of a puppet show. This novel opens with its protagonist throwing (10[1])a copy of Johnson’s dictionary out of a carriage. After George Osborne dies at Waterloo in this novel, his widow Amelia Sedley dedicates (10[1])her life to his memory. An “antiheroine” graduates from Miss Pinkerton’s Academy in this novel, which takes its name from a location in Pilgrim’s (10[1])Progress. For 10 points, name this novel about Becky Sharp (10[1])by William Makepeace Thackeray. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Vanity Fair
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CUCLA E4510
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AClaremont C6810
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AUCSD9210
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA D10210
Adam Hermann (DII)Claremont BUCLA B1070
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BClaremont B10710

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY580%0%20%84.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY7100%0%0%78.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%0%89.80
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY989%0%11%70.88
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY8100%0%0%88.38
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%82.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%86.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%78.22