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A member of this family believes that a boy is at a school with the motto “You send us the Boy. We’ll mold the man” in the story “This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise.” (-5[2])A character in this family, who first appears in the story “The Last and Best of the Peter Pans,” admires James Castle after he commits suicide. The history teacher Mr. Spencer appears in the story “I’m Crazy,” which became a chapter of a novel in which a member of this family has his hair touched by Mr. Antolini. (10[2])A member (10[1])of this family watches his sister ride a carousel in a novel titled after a Robert Burns line. Allie and the Hollywood screenwriter (10[1])D.B. are members of this family, along with a teenager (10[1])who attends the boarding school Pencey Prep. For 10 points, name this family (10[1])whose member Holden appears in Catcher in the Rye. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Caulfield [accept Holden Caulfield or Allie Caulfield or Kenneth Caulfield]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia ARutgers A32-5
Mitch McCullarPenn State ARutgers C32-5
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard APrinceton A9010
Anirudh BharadwajPenn ALehigh A9010
Aditya ShivaswamyJohns Hopkins APenn State B9210
Ethan FurmanHaverford APenn B11510
Maximilian NieburHopkins BColumbia B12510
Alex WongRutgers AColumbia A13810
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPenn State A14710

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