TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: HIGHER EDUCATION 
Clue: In 1804, this merchant got Rhode Island College to rename itself after him by donating $5000

SOLUTION: brown

PROBLEM: Category: AMERICAN LITERATURE 
Clue: This novel of high society made Edith Wharton the first female winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

SOLUTION: "the age of innocence"

PROBLEM: Category: THE "ALP"s 
Clue: Accountants, lawyers & other professionals, not just doctors, can be charged with this type of negligence

SOLUTION:
malpractice