Question

In a 2010 novel titled for one of these places, the son of a business magnate has his poetry broadcast as a nationalist rallying cry after a diving accident leaves him paralyzed. At the end of a novel titled for one of these places, a wandering mystic who often spells out English words aptly spells out the word “end.” In another novel, a resident of one of these places is goaded by his wife into sneaking into the inner chamber of a mansion to read a will, causing his (*) exile. (-5[1])A novel titled for one of these places, in which a man is beaten to death by police for throwing a beer (10[1])glass at a woman’s face, (-5[1])depicts characters like the cafe owner Hussain and the barber Abbas. A novel allegorizes (10[1])Abrahamic (-5[1])figures such as Adam (10[1])via residents of one of these places and their God-like father, Gebelawi. For 10 points, a Naguib Mahfouz novel is titled for what sort of place named Midaq? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: alley [accept alleyway; accept Lyrics Alley; accept Children of Our Alley or Children of the Alley; accept Midaq Alley; accept Zuqāq al-Midaqq; prompt on street or lane]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mitch McCullarNobodaddy but youMichigan89-5
Michael Hunding2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behindCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline11110
Eylon Caplanmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)BHSU116-5
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusOh the Missouri13010
John LawrenceNoli Me TangerineChicago B131-5
Nick Jensen>:3purdoobie brothers13510
Chinmay KansaraBHSUmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)16410
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganNobodaddy but you16410
John MarvinChicago BNoli Me Tangerine1640

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%0%50%140.80
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%0%29%131.29
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%123.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y333%0%67%164.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%126.50
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%67%148.00