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The protagonist of this novel is told “All you ever do is rain” after it rains during her first three dates with a man who claims that he will end up a congressman. This novel, whose thirteen alternate titles include “Discreet Exit Through the Back Door,” begins with a dedication to the Schumanns, (15[1])gnomes, and the color scarlet. This novel’s Coca-Cola-loving protagonist (15[1]-5[1])drinks (15[1])cold coffee before bed and learns random facts from her Clock Radio. The parenthetical word (*) “(explosion)” often appears in this novel to signal a change involving the protagonist, whose co-worker Gloría steals her boyfriend Olímpico. After being told that she will (-5[1])meet a rich European husband named Hans by the psychic Madame Carlota, this novel’s protagonist is (10[1])struck and killed by a Mercedes. For 10 points, the rural-born Macabéa is the protagonist of what final novella by Clarice Lispector? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Hour of the Star [or A Hora da estrela]
<Strombeck, Long Fiction>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hessemnemonists5215
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizLet's Fighting Love6115
Sinecio MoralesSandmännchen im Helikopter1.g4 Test Mixture61-5
Richard NiuThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuolabruh6215
Caleb KendrickJJarylandboy's jitches (ft. DMA)103-5
Darren PetrosinoParden the Interruptionprotobowling for soup11910
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureSandmännchen im Helikopter14210

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2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y580%80%0%66.50
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y683%50%33%87.20
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2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%50%0%77.00