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Round 8: Tossup 7

A boatman created by this author ominously states, “You will pay” before disappearing without collecting any payment. In a novel, this author described a Walpurgisnacht (“vahl-PUR-ghiss-nokt”) celebration that culminates in the protagonist confessing his love (10[1]-5[1])to Clavdia Chauchat. A writer created by this author collapses in a lawn chair during a cholera (-5[1])outbreak after he consumes ripe strawberries. (10[1])In a novel by (-5[1])this author, Hans Castorp spends (10[1])seven years in the title tuberculosis sanatorium. (10[1])A novella (10[1])by this author follows Gustav von Aschenbach’s obsession with the Polish boy Tadzio. For 10 points, name this German author of The Magic Mountain and (10[1])Death in Venice. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Thomas Mann [or Paul Thomas Mann]
<Editors, European Literature> | Packet J
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Dylan SteptoeGuelph AToronto E3310
Carter YottMcMaster AToronto D33-5
Deepanshi MataiToronto CToronto B50-5
Michael XuMcMaster BWaterloo C5610
Adithya ParatMcMaster CToronto F60-5
Henry SieglerToronto DMcMaster A6510
Shaynee RuffleToronto GWaterloo B7210
Maya VardagWaterloo AToronto A7410
Miriam LeeQueen's ABrock A9910
Victor XuToronto BToronto C10310

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UK (South)UK743%0%98.00
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Southern CaliforniaUS771%14%61.60
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%56.50
Eastern Canada (2)US888%38%71.71
FloridaUS250%0%56.00
Great LakesUS1292%17%68.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS875%25%55.83
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS875%13%49.83
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%54.00
MidwestUS9100%11%57.89
NorthUS3100%0%71.67
NortheastUS1080%30%67.13
PacificUS888%13%72.00
South CentralUS5100%0%66.40
SoutheastUS1292%33%75.09
Upstate NYUS560%40%68.00