Round 8: 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 (10[1])of these places where she was assumed to not know English (10[1])or how to use a stove. (10[1])In a novel by that author, labor strikes in one of these places cause Obinze (10[1])to encourage his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu leaves one of these places in Nigeria for one in the US (-5[1])in Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes (10[1])each year. (10[1])For 10 points, name these institutions that include the Ivy (10[1])League members (10[1])Columbia and Yale. (10[1])■END■

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