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Elements of this novel were borrowed from its author’s unpublished work A Happy Death, although this novel is written in the first person.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. (10[1])Acquaintances (10[1])of this novel’s narrator include his dog-beating neighbor (10[1])Salamano and (10[1])his girlfriend Marie. This novel ends (10[2])with the narrator wishing for a large crowd of people 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 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
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)CWRU B (DII) 3110
Peter Ballas (DII)Michigan C Michigan State B 4410
Evan Davies (UG)Miami A (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 4510
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)West Virginia A (UG) 5310
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 5510
Bailey Steed (DII)Miami C (DII) CWRU A (UG) 6110
Jackson Gangle (DII)Miami B (UG) Michigan State A 6110
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)West Virginia B (UG) 7710

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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