Round 5: Tossup 8

A character with this first name falsely believes that General Tilney is a murderer due to her desire to be a Gothic heroine. That character with this name is the protagonist of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. In another novel, a character with this name bullies her cousin Hareton due to his illiteracy. (10[1])In that novel’s frame story, a ghost with this name tells Mr. Lockwood to let her in after he discovers her diary. That character with this first name (10[1])has her story told by the housekeeper Nelly Dean, including her marriage to Edgar Linton and romance with Heathcliff. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])give this first name of the female protagonist of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. ■END■

ANSWER: Catherine [or Cathy; accept Catherine Moreland or Catherine Earnshaw or Cathy Earnshaw or Catherine Linton or Cathy Linton]
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%62.00
UK (South)UK888%25%78.43
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%82.25
Southern CaliforniaUS650%33%67.00
Eastern Canada (1)US580%20%84.00
Eastern Canada (2)US875%25%68.33
FloridaUS475%50%113.33
Great LakesUS1164%18%79.71
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%78.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%100%113.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS978%0%85.14
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS250%0%35.00
MidwestUS9100%0%72.44
NorthUS450%0%51.50
NortheastUS1100%0%51.00
PacificUS863%13%88.00
South CentralUS580%0%60.50
SoutheastUS1292%17%80.36
Upstate NYUS560%20%76.67