Question

In a climactic moment, this character feels like “Marie Antoinette bound for the guillotine” before meeting a man in a “white coat” who drops his cigarette in disbelief at this character’s strange request. When speaking of “common kindness,” this character is cut off by an interlocutor who says that quoting Little Women is “out of style.” A sixteen-year-old boy threatens to use a two-by-four to hit this character returning from a dressing-room. While eavesdropping on her aunt and (*) cousin, this character listens to a criticism of her “crazy Indian blood.” After agreeing to go to the Sevier Hotel in an effort (-5[1])to impress Warren McIntyre, this character realizes that her cousin Marjorie has tricked her, leading this character to cut off Marjorie’s (10[1])braids before heading back to Eau Claire. For 10 points, name this girl who, (-5[1])in an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, “Bobs Her Hair.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Bernice [accept “Bernice Bobs Her Hair”]
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Camden WalkerAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsUBC100-5
Chinmay KansaraCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!Thompson et al.12110
Robin Dankothrow away your cards, rally in the streetsI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire135-5
Henry BonI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retirethrow away your cards, rally in the streets14510

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