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Round 10: Tossup 14

Family units in this archipelago called ‘aiga feature in Leaves of the Banyan Tree by author Albert Wendt. This archipelago’s Rainmaker Mountain provides the setting for a story about the sex worker Sadie Thompson written by W. Somerset Maugham (“mom”). Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson moved to and died in this archipelago. Visits to this archipelago’s Manu’a Islands informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. A 1928 anthropological work depicting lessened sexual mores in this archipelago was written by Margaret Mead. (10[1])For 10 points, what Pacific (10[1])Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” territory led (10[1])from Pago Pago? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Samoa [or Independent State of Samoa; or Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa; accept American Samoa; accept Coming of Age in Samoa] (The Maugham story is “Rain.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
James HorsleyIowa StateWisconsin A8410
Dashiell HelmerWisconsin CMichigan Tech8910
Adam ChilbertMacalesterSt. Thomas9710
Will DemosWisconsin BMinnesota10110

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK580%80%100.25
UK (South)UK786%29%87.83
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%80.75
Southern CaliforniaUS771%43%82.20
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%75.60
Eastern Canada (2)US989%56%89.13
FloridaUS4100%25%92.75
Great LakesUS12100%33%83.33
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%33%82.88
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS10100%20%93.40
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%100%101.00
MidwestUS9100%22%83.33
NorthUS4100%0%92.75
NortheastUS11100%64%88.91
PacificUS8100%38%78.75
South CentralUS7100%29%93.43
SoutheastUS1385%54%87.73
Upstate NYUS667%50%90.25