Round 9: Tossup 5

A character from this country who “had the greatness” gives his lover an ear after a successful performance. An American and Jig obliquely discuss abortion in a short story set in this country, “Hills Like White Elephants.” In this country, (10[1])a pair of detonators are thrown into a gorge, (10[1]-5[1])forcing Robert Jordan to use dynamite to blow up a bridge instead. While in this (10[2])country, Robert Cohn knocks out impotent journalist Jake Barnes for introducing Lady Brett Ashley and Pedro Romero. For 10 points, For Whom the Bell Tolls (10[1])is set in what country, (-5[1])where Ernest Hemingway also set parts of The Sun Also Rises at Pamplona’s running of the bulls? ■END■ (10[2])

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