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A character from this country makes the title dish for her musician husband after she destroys his instrument, causing him to lie in bed for eight days until he dies. Chicken With Plums is set in this country, which is also home to a child who takes a long bath to replicate her grandfather’s prison experience. A woman hides contraband in the lining of her husband’s coat to smuggle posters of Iron Maiden and Kim Wilde (10[2])into this (10[1])country (10[1])for her daughter. (10[1])A girl created by an author from this country (10[1])receives a bread swan before the execution of her Uncle Anoosh. (10[1])That girl is sent from this country to Austria to escape a regime in a work that opens with a section about being forced to wear the title “Veil.” For 10 points, name this country, the setting of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis. ■END■

ANSWER: Iran [or Islamic Republic of Iran or Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Greta HongBard APrinceton A7510
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins APenn State B7510
Elis ZiyadehPenn BHaverford A7710
Charles YoungColumbia ARutgers A7810
Nolan KeatingLehigh APenn A8110
Derrick LiuHopkins BColumbia B9010
Mitch McCullarPenn State ARutgers C10110