Question

Elements of this novel were borrowed from its author’s unpublished work A Happy Death, although this novel is written in the first person. In this novel, Thomas Perez faints during a funeral procession for a woman whose death forms the backdrop for this novel’s opening. Acquaintances of this novel’s narrator (10[1])include his dog-beating neighbor Salamano (10[1])and his girlfriend Marie. This novel ends with the narrator wishing for a large crowd of people (10[1])to be present at his execution. (10[1])In this novel, Raymond Sintès fights with two Arabs on a beach, before the narrator shoots one of them five times. For (10[1])10 points, name this novel about Meursault (“mer-SOH”) by Albert Camus (“cam-OO”). ■END■

ANSWER: The Stranger [or L’Etranger or The Outsider]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AUSC4910
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BUCLA C5410
Andrew Nucci (DII)UCLA EUCLA D7110
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AClaremont B7710
Robinson Lee (UG)Claremont CUCSD9910

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%85.22
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%53.38
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY13100%0%8%70.54
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%0%85.88
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%70.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%53.33