Packet 17: Bonus 9
One poem by this author states “Dinner is a casual affair” for “Two who are Mostly Good.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this poet, who described an “old yellow pair” in “The Bean Eaters.” This author used “The Golden Shovel” as the setting for a poem whose speakers claim “We / Real Cool.”
ANSWER: Gwendolyn Brooks [or Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks]
[10h] Emmett Till’s death inspired Brooks to write a poem about a mother from this neighborhood who “Loiters in Mississippi.” Brooks’ poems “Sadie and Maud” and “kitchenette building” appear in her collection titled “A Street in” this neighborhood.
ANSWER: Bronzeville [accept A Street in Bronzeville; accept A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi. Meanwhile, a Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon]
[10e] In 1985, Brooks became the first Black woman to hold this position, which is appointed by the Library of Congress. The most recent Black woman to hold this position, Tracy K. Smith, served from 2017 to 2019.
ANSWER: United States Poet Laureate [or U.S. Poet Laureate; accept Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress]
<Washington A, American Literature> | Packet C
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | 16.49 | 91% | 56% | 19% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst A | Dartmouth C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Boston College B | MIT B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Boston University A | Tufts C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Brown A | Williams C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Brown B | Brandeis Mozart | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Dartmouth A | Vermont B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Dartmouth B | Brandeis Bach | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Tufts A | MIT A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UConn A | Boston University B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Williams A | Harvard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
| Williams B | Vermont A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 78% | 89% | 22% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 5.00 | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 90% | 60% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 89% | 78% | 44% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 44% | 0% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 100% | 60% | 30% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 50% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 11 | 16.36 | 100% | 55% | 9% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 14.17 | 83% | 42% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |