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In this novel, a group of buzzards asks, “Who’ll stand his funeral? We!!!!!” After the death of a man who builds a high chair, a character in this novel burns multiple hair rags. At the end of this (10[1])novel, its protagonist pulls in the horizon “like a great fish-net.” (10[1])In a foreword to this novel, Edwidge Danticat compared an anecdote in its author’s book Tell My Horse to this novel’s (10[1])mock funeral for a mule. This novel begins with the line, “Ships at a distance (10[2])have every man’s wish on board.” A pear tree in this novel symbolizes the sexual (10[1])awakening (10[2])of its protagonist, who leaves Logan Killicks for Jody Starks. This novel’s protagonist leaves the “muck” for Eatonville, Florida after being forced to shoot her husband Tea Cake. For 10 points, name this novel about Janie Crawford by Zora Neale Hurston. ■END■

ANSWER: Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Henry BylinowskiAuburn AClemson A3710
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BGeorgia A4810
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Ethan AltshulEmory BGeorgia Tech A8410
Braeden LaRocheSouth Carolina ATusculum A8410
William BarnesTennesse AGeorgia Tech E9910
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Sebastian VerasGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech D10010