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 (10[1])a TED talk, an author recalled moving to one of these places where she was assumed to not know English or how to use (-5[1])a stove. (10[1])In a novel by that author, labor strikes (10[1])in one of these places cause Obinze to encourage (10[1])his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu (-5[1])leaves one of these places in Nigeria for one in the US (10[1])in Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes each year. (10[1])For 10 points, name these institutions that include the Ivy League members (10[1])Columbia (10[4])and Yale. ■END■ (10[1])

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