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A character from this country is shocked to learn that the “sugar daddy” of her daughter Daba’s young friend is her own husband. That protagonist from this country is angered when Lady Mother-in-Law and a young second wife receive most of the gifts at her husband’s funeral. A poem from this country addresses objects that “purify the air of eternity” and describes “men of the dance whose feet only gain power when they beat the hard soil.” Ramatoulaye (“rah-mah-too-LYE”) writes to her friend Aïssatou (“ah-ee-sah-TOO”) in (10[1])a novel from this country, So Long a Letter. (10[3])A poet (10[1])from this country described a “naked woman… clothed with your color which is life” in the poem “Black Woman.” That Négritude author from this country wrote (10[1])“Prayer to Masks” and the collection Éthiopiques. For 10 points, name this home country of Léopold Senghor. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Senegal [or Republic of Senegal; or République du Sénégal]
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Michael KohnDurham ACambridge B8310
Andrei HuiCambridge CDurham B9210
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghWarwick9210
Enoch YuenImperial AOxford A9210
Sam FooCambridge AImperial B9410
Alessandro BogoKCLBristol12010
Eliza DeanOxford BOxford C13710
Andrew FisherSheffieldKiel13710

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