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In a story within this novel, a Florentine loses his wife after demanding his best friend test her virtue. During this novel’s Third Sally, a character receives his long-promised island from the Duke and the Duchess. The author of this novel rushed to finish the second part following the publication of an unauthorized sequel. Cide Hamete Benengeli (“SEE-day ah-MAY-tay ben-en-GELL-ee”) was the supposed source for this novel, in which Sanson Carrasco pretends to be the Knight of the White Moon. (10[1])In this novel, a priest and barber burn (10[1])a library full of chivalric romances, the reading of which drove this novel’s protagonist insane. For 10 points, (10[1])the title knight tilts at windmills in (10[1])what novel by Miguel de Cervantes? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Don Quixote [or The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha or El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha]
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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%97.40
UK (South)UK7100%0%103.43
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%81.75
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%75.00
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%59.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%68.67
FloridaUS4100%0%91.75
Great LakesUS11100%0%83.73
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%69.11
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS12100%0%68.00
MidwestUS9100%11%68.33
NorthUS4100%0%82.00
NortheastUS12100%0%54.92
PacificUS8100%25%81.13
SoutheastUS12100%8%66.92
Upstate NYUS5100%0%69.60