Round 7: Tossup 12

In a novel, a character who misses a protest at one of these places later rekindles her relationship through Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. In a TED talk, an author recalled moving to one of these places where she was assumed to not know English or how to use (10[1])a stove. (10[1])In a novel by that author, labor strikes (-5[1])in one of these places cause Obinze to encourage (10[1])his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu (10[1])leaves one of these places in Nigeria for one in the US in Chimamanda (10[1]-5[1])Adichie’s novel (10[1])Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes (10[1])each year. For 10 points, (10[1])name these institutions that include the Ivy League members Columbia (10[2])and Yale. ■END■ (10[1])

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