Tossup
In a play by this author, a bookcase is praised as “dear and honored” for serving a family for one hundred years. In another work by this author, a playwright abruptly ends his play about a spirit fighting Satan when his mother mocks the production. The aspiring actress Nina leaves that suicidal playwright to become the mistress of this author’s semi-autobiographical character Boris Trigorin. The servant Firs lies down to die at the end of a play by this author, which is accompanied by the sound of axes chopping the title estate down. For 10 points, name this Russian playwright of The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard, who also names a literary principle about a gun firing. ■END■
ANSWER: Anton Chekhov [or Anton Pavlovich Chekhov]
<Imperial A, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March Delfin | UCSD A | UCLA B | 65 | 10 |
| Serena Salfiti | USC A | UC Santa Barbara | 65 | 10 |
| Ethan Tran | UCLA C | Claremont A | 88 | 10 |
| Katherine Mack | UC Irvine | UCLA A | 88 | 10 |
| Nikola Wu | UCLA D | Claremont C | 88 | 10 |
| Yuv Magan | UCSD B | USC B | 88 | 10 |
| Jackson Crickard | Claremont B | UCLA F | 90 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 72.25 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 100% | 0% | 81.71 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 4 | 100% | 25% | 100.75 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 83.56 |
| Florida | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 95.50 |
| Great Lakes | US | 10 | 100% | 20% | 86.20 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 88.89 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 76.56 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 50.89 |
| North | US | 4 | 100% | 0% | 96.75 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 73.92 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 100% | 0% | 76.00 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 100% | 8% | 76.25 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 40% | 97.00 |