Question

At a museum, this novel’s protagonist compares a series of four moralizing paintings of women to a nude depicting Cleopatra. A reference to the “destroying angel of tempest” is often read as a hint that this novel’s love interest dies in a shipwreck. This novel opens with the arrival of Polly Home at the Bretton estate, where she becomes obsessed with John Graham. A central location in this novel is (*) haunted by the ghost of a nun who was buried alive. This novel ends as its protagonist opens a rival pensionnat (“PAWN-son-ah”) to Madame Beck’s with funds given to her by Monsieur Paul. Both this novel and The Professor were influenced by their author's time working at a boarding school in Belgium. For 10 points, name this novel about Lucy Snowe, the final written by (10[1])Charlotte Brontë. (10[2]0[1])■END■

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Vincent DuUNC ADuke A13410
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ARIT A13610
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Jonathan ShaufUNC CUNC B13610

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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%135.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y1100%100%0%19.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%0%130.67
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%40%20%96.40
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%118.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%0%133.50
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y333%33%33%27.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y771%0%0%133.40
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y250%0%50%136.00