Round 9: 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 to Clavdia Chauchat. A writer created by this author collapses in a lawn chair during a cholera outbreak after he consumes ripe strawberries. In a novel by this author, Hans Castorp spends seven years in the title tuberculosis sanatorium. A novella 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 Death in Venice. ■END■
ANSWER: Thomas Mann [or Paul Thomas Mann]
<Editors, European Literature> | Packet J
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon Smith | Maryland A | Rutgers A | 12 | 10 |
| Henry Bauer | NYU A | Maryland C | 25 | -5 |
| Miranda Chen | Vassar B | Rowan | 47 | 10 |
| Sophia Peng | Rutgers C | NYU C | 52 | 10 |
| Nicholas Decker | George Mason A | Maryland B | 54 | 10 |
| Alex Wong | Rutgers D | Penn | 55 | 10 |
| Margaret Withers | George Mason B | Johns Hopkins | 62 | 10 |
| Arlene Lopez | Stony Brook | Vassar A | 71 | 10 |
| Rishi Swaminathan | NYU B | Lehigh B | 103 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 76.75 |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 71% | 14% | 61.60 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 56.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 8 | 88% | 38% | 71.71 |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 2 | 50% | 0% | 56.00 |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 92% | 17% | 68.00 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 8 | 75% | 25% | 55.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 8 | 75% | 13% | 49.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 54.00 |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 100% | 11% | 57.89 |
| North | Main | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 71.67 |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 10 | 80% | 30% | 67.13 |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 88% | 13% | 72.00 |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 66.40 |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 92% | 33% | 75.09 |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 68.00 |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 102.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 7 | 43% | 0% | 98.00 |