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The Manglish pidgin was used for The Kampung Boy, a book of this type by the Malaysian author Lat. Travelogues in this form set in Shenzhen and North Korea were written by Guy Delisle (“ghee duh-LEEL”). A book in this form called Shortcomings is part of the larger series Optic Nerve centering Asian-American characters. A Canadian press abbreviated D+Q publishes books of this type, including a 2022 work documenting its author’s time working the Athabaskan oil sands to pay off student loans. Recent books of this type by Adrian Tomine and Kate Beaton have won Eisner Awards. In a book of this type, a girl (10[1])listens to Iron Maiden tapes (10[1])and her Communist uncle Anoosh (10[1])before going to boarding school in Vienna. For 10 points, what sort of work is Marjane (10[1])Satrapi’s Persepolis? ■END■

ANSWER: graphic memoirs [or graphic fiction or graphic novels; accept comic books or comic memoirs; accept cartoons; prompt on memoirs or autobiographies by asking “in what form?”] (Kate Beaton’s graphic memoir is Ducks. The Canadian press is Drawn & Quarterly.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael SunBrandeis BBrown A10210
Yrwin BatanMIT AHarvard A10710
James McCurleyHarvard BTufts A11210
Khugan ChanUMass BostonBU12810

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Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%108.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%84.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%112.25
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%111.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%100%120.50
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%10%94.60
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%13%91.13