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Elements of this novel were borrowed from its author’s unpublished work A Happy Death, although this novel is written in the first person.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 (10[1])faints during a funeral 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 (10[1])wishing for a large crowd of people to be present at his execution. In this novel, Raymond Sintès (10[1])fights with two Arabs on a beach, before the (10[1])narrator shoots one of them (10[1])five times. For 10 points, name this novel about Meursault (“mer-SOH”) by Albert (10[1])Camus (10[1])(“cam-OO”). (10[1]0[1])■END■

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AUNC B2710
Andrea OwusuDuke AVirginia6410
Josh SchmidtLiberty ATusculum8210
Soren HeydariUNC CNC State9110
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AVirginia Tech B9610
Summer SolisJames Madison ADuke B10810
Michael EngUNC DUNC A10910
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BWilliam & Mary11010
Miller DoerrLiberty BJames Madison B1100

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