Packet 15: Bonus 9
A story by this author opens with a phone call between Muriel and her mother, who expresses her concerns about the protagonist’s mental state. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author of the short story collection Nine Stories and the novel The Catcher in the Rye.
ANSWER: J. D. Salinger [or Jerome David Salinger]
[10m] In this story by Salinger, Seymour Glass commits suicide after having a conversation with Sybil Carpenter about the title animals.
ANSWER: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
[10h] During their conversation, Sybil explains she lives in this state’s town of Whirly Wood. Another work titled “Uncle Wiggily in [this state]” also appears in Salinger’s Nine Stories.
ANSWER: Connecticut [or CT; accept “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut”]
<Toronto A, American Literature> | Packet A
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 16.88 | 96% | 52% | 21% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont A | UC Irvine | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| Claremont B | USC B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Santa Barbara | UCLA D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCLA B | UCLA A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UCLA C | UCLA E | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA F | USC A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCSD B | Claremont C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 17.14 | 100% | 71% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 20.00 | 100% | 70% | 30% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 89% | 56% | 22% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 36% | 27% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 89% | 78% | 33% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 50% | 13% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.00 | 92% | 42% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |