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One of these locations near Woedolor Mountain is contrasted with the “Paradise of Bachelors” in a story by Herman Melville. After losing her job at one of these locations due to catching a cold from not having a winter coat, a novel’s protagonist runs into Charles Drouet for the second (-5[1])time. Carrie first finds work in one of these places in Sister Carrie. In a novel, a teenage boy drunkenly passes out in one of these (-5[1])buildings and is eaten by rats. (10[1])After attacking his wife’s boss in one of these buildings, a character becomes (10[1])the cellmate of Jack Duane. Ona works in one of these buildings in a novel that follows the Lithuanian Rudkis (10[1])family moving to Chicago. For 10 points, name these buildings that Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle criticized for their poor working conditions in the meat industry. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: factory [accept paper, shoe, or meatpacking factory or plant; accept paper mill; accept slaughterhouse; prompt on “the Tartarus of Maids” by asking “what kind of location is it?”; prompt on workplace or business] (The Melville story is “The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew HannaPennColumbia B49-5
Andre WongColumbia CHaverford75-5
Eshan Pant (DII)NYU AJohn Jay8110
Ashish KumbhardareRowanVassar9410
Cooper Roh (DII)Columbia ANYU B11410
Jack Rado (DII)Columbia BPenn14110
Ethan Furman (DII)HaverfordColumbia C14110