Round 7: Tossup 14

In this novel, a father who asserts that every sin is a variation of theft shocks his son by forgiving a professed thief. In this novel, a half-German man who resembles John Lennon leads a stoning at a soccer stadium. This novel’s author described it as a “father-son story” in contrast to a “mother-daughter story” of its follow-up, A Thousand Splendid Suns. (10[1])In this novel, the Hazara servant (10[1])Hassan is revealed to be the half-brother of the protagonist, who returns (10[1])to his homeland to rescue his nephew Sohrab from the Taliban. For 10 points, name this Khaled Hosseini novel (10[1])about Amir’s departure and return to Afghanistan. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: The Kite Runner
<Editors, World Literature> | Packet H
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain4100%0%59.00
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%0%60.00
Eastern Canada (1)Main5100%20%66.80
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%57.11
FloridaMain475%0%61.33
Great LakesMain1191%9%62.10
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain9100%11%66.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain1292%0%52.55
MidwestMain9100%11%62.22
NorthMain4100%25%86.25
NortheastMain11100%0%61.73
PacificMain8100%13%56.75
South CentralMain786%29%69.67
SoutheastMain1385%8%53.18
Upstate NYMain580%0%59.00
UK (North)UK5100%0%82.00
UK (South)UK888%0%70.00