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Elements of this novel were borrowed from its author’s unpublished work A Happy Death, although this novel is written in the first person.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 (10[2])during a funeral procession (10[1]-5[1])for a woman whose death (10[1])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 (10[1])for a large crowd of people to be present (10[1])at his execution. In this novel, Raymond Sintès (10[2])fights (10[1])with two Arabs on a beach, before (10[1])the narrator shoots one of them five (10[1])times. For 10 points, name this novel about Meursault (“mer-SOH”) by Albert Camus (10[1])(“cam-OO”). (10[1])■END■

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

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Allen XuGeorgia Tech EClemson A2810
Allen XuGeorgia Tech EClemson A2810
Ethan AltshulEmory AClemson B32-5
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech B3210
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech C3710
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt ASouthern6510
Will HughesAuburn ABelmont7410
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DAlabama A8210
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DAlabama A8210
Jackson HopperMississippi State AGeorgia A8310
Claire Leuthner-BarrineauFurmanGeorgia Tech B9010
Alex WyrickTennessee AVanderbilt B9710
Ava Del ColloClemson BEmory A10910
John McqueenSouth Carolina BAuburn B11010