Question

This novel’s protagonist disguises herself with a mask at a gambling house in Pumpernickel, Germany. The narrator of this novel asks “which of us is happy in this world?” before ending this novel’s frame story of a puppet show. This novel opens with its protagonist throwing a copy of Johnson’s dictionary out of a carriage. (10[1])After George Osborne dies at Waterloo in this novel, his widow (10[2])Amelia Sedley dedicates her life to his memory. An “antiheroine” graduates from Miss Pinkerton’s Academy in this novel, (10[1])which takes its name from a location in Pilgrim’s Progress. For (-5[1])10 points, name this novel about Becky Sharp by William Makepeace Thackeray. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Vanity Fair
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)5410
Olin BColumbia AMaryland B6510
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Columbia B6510
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Fordham A8310
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Rowan A (DII)94-5
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Columbia J (DII)10610
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers B10710
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BLehigh A (UG)10710
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)10710

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY580%0%20%84.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY7100%0%0%78.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%0%89.80
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY989%0%11%70.88
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY8100%0%0%88.38
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%82.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%86.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%78.22