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Elements of this novel were borrowed from its author’s unpublished work A Happy Death, although this novel is written in the first person.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

ANSWER: The Stranger [or L’Etranger or The Outsider]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joshua RafaeilCornell CBinghamton A3110
Riley ShermanESFCornell B7110
Bianca Van ZileBinghamton BRIT C7610
Will HooverRIT BCornell D8910
Alec WestSyracuseCornell E9010
Joseph TabaskoBinghamton CCornell G9610
Ethan MaddoxU of Rochester ACornell F9810
Gary WangU of Rochester BRIT A10610
Grace GriffithsPenn StateCornell A11010

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