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 (10[1])or how to use a stove. In (10[1])a novel by that author, labor strikes in one of these places cause Obinze to encourage his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu leaves one of these places (10[1])in Nigeria (-5[1])for one in the US (10[1])in Chimamanda Adichie’s (10[1])novel Americanah. One of these institutions (10[1])awards the Pulitzer Prizes (10[1])each year. For 10 points, name these institutions that include the Ivy League members (10[1])Columbia and Yale. ■END■ (10[1])

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