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A member of this family believes that a boy is at a school with (10[1])the motto “You send us the Boy. We’ll mold the man” in the story “This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise.” 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 (10[1])“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 of this family watches his sister (10[1])ride a carousel in a novel titled (10[1])after a Robert Burns line. Allie and the Hollywood screenwriter D.B. are members of this family, (10[1])along with a teenager who attends the boarding school Pencey Prep. For 10 points, name this family whose member Holden appears in Catcher in the Rye. ■END■

ANSWER: Caulfield [accept Holden Caulfield or Allie Caulfield or Kenneth Caulfield]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jeremy CummingsWashU BUIUC A1310
Max HodesUChicago ASIUE A6710
William HoustonUChicago BPurdue B9010
Roy YangWashU DNorthwestern A9010
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BMiami9810
Sophia GnadingerUChicago DPurdue D10510
Noah McRedmondNotre DamePurdue C12110

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