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Round 9: 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 (10[1])and died (-5[1])in this (-5[1])archipelago. Visits to this (10[1])archipelago’s Manu’a Islands informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. A 1928 (10[1])anthropological work (10[1])depicting lessened sexual mores in this archipelago was written by Margaret Mead. (-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, what Pacific Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” territory led from Pago Pago? ■END■ (10[3])

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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Carson KesslerWashington PinkWashington Masu4610
Anne FjeldAlberta AWashington Atlantic48-5
Brendan LiawBritish Columbia AWashington Coho50-5
Ritwik SharmaArizona State AWashington Sockeye5410
Joyann HuaBritish Columbia BTexas7010
Suyog VibhutiWashington SteelheadWashington Chinook7210
Ryan ZhangWashington StateBritish Columbia C84-5
George MatsumuraWashington ChumAlberta B8510
Anya SrinivasanWashington AtlanticAlberta A10110
Yoyo LiuBritish Columbia CWashington State10110
Alice Ton NuWashington CohoBritish Columbia A10110

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