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The protagonist of this novel watches Mrs. Tomolillo being cut “like cloth” while giving birth at Yale Hospital. A character in this novel calls a poem “a speck of dust” before being sent to a sanatorium for tuberculosis. (-5[1])This novel’s protagonist gets food poisoning from crabmeat-stuffed (10[1])avocados while working at the Ladies’ Day magazine. This novel is set during the “queer, sultry summer” when “they executed (10[1])the Rosenbergs.” (10[3]-5[1])After this novel’s protagonist (10[1])attempts suicide, Doctor Nolan administers electroshock therapy at a mental hospital. For 10 points, name (10[1])this semi-autobiographical novel about Esther Greenwood by Sylvia Plath. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: The Bell Jar (The character in the second line is Buddy Willard.)
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%100%96.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%22%73.33
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%29%85.14
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1283%0%25%75.30
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%0%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%13%72.57
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%70.78

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew Kelley (DII)Michigan D (UG)Ohio State B (DII) 37-5
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan A (UG) Jefferson County Scholars (DII)4510
Natalee Vernon (DII)Miami C (DII) Ohio State C (DII) 6510
Lucas Gagen (DII)Miami A (UG) Miami B (UG) 6710
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A Michigan B (UG)6710
Nidhi Kundargi (DII)Michigan State B West Virginia B (UG) 6710
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State A (UG) CWRU A (UG) 67-5
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (DII) Michigan C 7110
Mikolai Davis (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan D (UG)8610
Kate Merritt (UG)West Virginia A (UG) CWRU C (UG)9610
Henry Nonnemaker (DII)CWRU A (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 9610