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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. This novel’s protagonist gets food poisoning from crabmeat-stuffed avocados while working at the Ladies’ Day magazine. (10[1])This novel is set during the “queer, sultry summer” (10[1])when “they executed the Rosenbergs.” (10[3])After this novel’s protagonist attempts suicide, Doctor Nolan administers electroshock therapy at a mental hospital. (-5[1])For 10 points, name 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Penn A (DII)5310
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Maryland A (DII)6210
Abby Hope (UG)Bard A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)6710
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)6710
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Princeton A (UG)6710
Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rutgers B82-5
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham ANYU A (UG)9610
Lauren Edgar (DII)Lehigh A (UG)NYU B9610

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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