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In a short story by this author, a 12-year-old girl accidentally burns down her house and is sold into prostitution by her grandmother. Another story by this author is centered around a group of women mourning the death of a figure found washed ashore, who is given the name Esteban. (10[1])This author of (10[1])“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” described a rain storm that lasts for five years after (10[1])the massacre (-5[1])of banana plantation (10[1])workers. (10[1])That novel by this author opens with a firing squad executing Colonel (10[1])Aureliano (10[1])Buendía, who recalls the founding of the town of Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Gabriel García Márquez [prompt on García or Márquez] (The first line is “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Maryland B (DII)4910
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)5210
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Columbia A (UG)6910
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers B71-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Fordham A7410
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BColumbia B7510
Nishna Makala (DII)Maryland A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)8710
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Lehigh B (DII)8810
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BPenn A (DII)11410

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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%73.38
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2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%73.90
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