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 a stove. In 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 in Nigeria for one (-5[1])in the US in Chimamanda (10[2])Adichie’s novel Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes each year. For 10 points, name these institutions that include the Ivy League members Columbia (10[2])and Yale. ■END■

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