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An author from this country is warned “pride goeth before a fall” and told to pray for forgiveness after telling her teacher she wanted to write like Wordsworth. After the death of her father seventeen years prior, a travel author wrote about exploring a deserted amusement park in this country in the book Looking for Transwonderland. An epistolary essay by an author from this country uses the example of Theresa May and her husband to argue against “Feminism Lite” (15[1])in one of its (*) fifteen title “suggestions.” An author from this country described herself as a “feminist with a small ‘f’” in an essay recounting her education prior to writing her novel Second Class Citizen. (10[1])An author from this country noted (10[1])“there’s a problem with gender as it is today” in a book adapted from a TED talk. (10[2])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this home country of the author of We Should All Be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Nigeria [or Federal Republic of Nigeria; or Najeriya; or Naìjíríyà] (The unnamed authors are Buchi Emecheta and Noo Saro-Wiwa.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)WashU7815
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofClown Squad11310
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioMusic to Help You Stop Smoking11910
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?13610
William HoustonThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysNotre Dame13610
Patrick QuionNortheast by NorthwesternClown Senpais139-5
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisNortheast by Northwestern15610

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%0%81.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%20%138.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%17%123.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%0%110.67