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Round 10: Tossup 14

Family units in this archipelago called ‘aiga feature in Leaves of the Banyan Tree by author Albert Wendt. This archipelago’s Rainmaker Mountain provides the setting for a story about the sex worker Sadie Thompson written by W. Somerset Maugham (“mom”). Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson moved to and died in this archipelago. Visits to this archipelago’s Manu’a Islands informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. A 1928 (10[1])anthropological work depicting (10[1])lessened sexual mores in this archipelago was written by Margaret Mead. (10[1])For 10 points, what Pacific Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” territory (10[1])led from Pago Pago? ■END■

ANSWER: Samoa [or Independent State of Samoa; or Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa; accept American Samoa; accept Coming of Age in Samoa] (The Maugham story is “Rain.”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Annoshae MirzaBerkeley Archer QueenBerkeley Mighty Miner7010
Hansen JinBerkeley Skeleton KingBerkeley Little Prince7310
Lorie Au-YeungUCSCStanford A8410
Danny HanStanford BBerkeley Boss Bandit9610

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓4100%0%80.75
Southern CaliforniaMain✓771%43%82.20
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓5100%0%75.60
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓989%56%89.13
FloridaMain✓4100%25%92.75
Great LakesMain✓12100%33%83.33
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓989%33%82.88
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓10100%20%93.40
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓2100%100%101.00
MidwestMain✓9100%22%83.33
NorthMain✓4100%0%92.75
NortheastMain✓11100%64%88.91
PacificMain✓8100%38%78.75
South CentralMain✓7100%29%93.43
SoutheastMain✓1385%54%87.73
Upstate NYMain✓580%40%90.25
UK (North)UK✓580%80%100.25
UK (South)UK✓786%29%87.83