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The separation of a family of this ethnicity from their adopted daughter Maria Hertogh triggered anti-British riots. A book about this ethnicity’s “dilemma” was published by a leader who adopted the National Development Policy to reduce income inequality. Widespread postwar poverty among this majority ethnic group led to race riots (10[1])in the 13 May incident. (10[1])Minimal quotas for (10[1])people of this ethnicity were established for universities and public sector jobs as part of the (10[1])non-Soviet New Economic Policy. This ethnicity is the largest one classified as “sons of the land,” or bumiputera. One country named for this ethnicity split with a Chinese-majority microstate in 1965 (-5[1])against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. For 10 points, Singapore was expelled from a country named for what (10[1])ethnic group? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Malay [or Orang Melayu; accept Malaysians; accept The Malay Dilemma or Dilema Melayu; prompt on bumiputera or bumiputra until “bumiputera” is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam McNameeNotre DamePurdue C4910
William HoustonUChicago BPurdue B5410
Akshar GoyalUIUC AWashU B5710
Aden SunUChicago ASIUE A7310
Roy YangWashU DNorthwestern A104-5
Carter HerronUChicago DPurdue D12310
Francis BernhardtMiamiIndiana B12510
Stephen WalshNorthwestern AWashU D12510

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