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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.” A character in this family, who first appears in the story “The Last and Best of the Peter Pans,” (-5[1])admires James Castle after he commits suicide. The history teacher Mr. Spencer appears in the story (10[1])“I’m Crazy,” (10[1])which became a chapter of a novel in which a member of this family has his hair touched by Mr. (10[1])Antolini. (10[1])A member of this family watches his sister ride a carousel in a novel titled after a Robert Burns line. Allie and the Hollywood screenwriter D.B. are members of this family, along with a teenager who attends the boarding school Pencey Prep. For 10 points, name this family whose member (10[1])Holden (10[1])appears in Catcher in the Rye. ■END■

ANSWER: Caulfield [accept Holden Caulfield or Allie Caulfield or Kenneth Caulfield]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kara Braun (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Michigan State A51-5
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU B (UG)6710
Sophia Taylor (DII)Michigan D (DII)Ohio State A (UG)6910
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan ACWRU C (UG)8910
Ni Kundargi (DII)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan B9010
Sai Subramanian (DII)CWRU A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)14010
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State AMichigan State C (UG)14110

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