Packet 7: Bonus 9
Censorship of The Bus Stop and other plays of a People’s Art Theatre in this city influenced a playwright’s decision to journey away from it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this city whose namesake opera tradition was restricted to “eight model plays” by a pro-revolution government.
ANSWER: Beijing [or Peking; accept Beijing opera or Peking opera]
[10h] Censorship of his plays and a false lung cancer diagnosis caused Gao Xingjian (“GOW sheeng-JEN”) to leave Beijing, as recounted in this novel of his. The narrators “I” and “You” travel the countryside in search of the title location in this novel.
ANSWER: Soul Mountain [or Língshān]
[10e] Due to its basis in Gao’s own journey, Soul Mountain has been described as a mix of fiction, travelogue, and this nonfiction genre that gives an account of the author’s life.
ANSWER: autobiography [or memoir]
<McGill C, World Literature> | Packet G
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 110 | 14.09 | 96% | 34% | 12% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham C | Durham B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Durham D | Durham A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh B | Edinburgh D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield B | Edinburgh A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| York | Sheffield A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 100% | 13% | 0% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 100% | 43% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 78% | 67% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 14.55 | 91% | 27% | 27% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 44% | 11% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 33% | 22% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 100% | 22% | 11% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 10.00 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |