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In a story titled for this kind of person, the protagonist steps out her front door one night and sees a horse pulling a rickety wagon slip on ice and fall down right in front of her. In a novel whose title refers to the protagonist as this kind of person, the protagonist is told to “cultivate some inhibitions” by Sigmund Freud. A story titled for this kind of person ends after the protagonist is told to “cheer up” by the black maid Nettie after she gives the toast “Here’s (*) mud in your eye.” (10[1])This is the [emphasize] second type of person in the title of a novel whose protagonist tricks men like Francis Beekman with her friend Dorothy (10[1])Shaw. Two vials of veronal are used in an attempted suicide by Hazel Morse in a story titled for a “big” one of these people written by Dorothy Parker. For 10 points, Lorelei Lee is the protagonist of a novel by Anita Loos titled Gentlemen (10[1])Prefer what type of women? ■END■

ANSWER: blonde [accept “Big Blonde”; prompt on big by asking “how else does the title describe the protagonist?”; accept Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
King VidorI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms9310
Kevin WangCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!UBC11810
Joel MilesThompson et al.throw away your cards, rally in the streets16310

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