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Round 8: 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 (-5[1])in this archipelago. Visits to this archipelago’s Manu’a Islands (-5[1])informed works on “social organization” that were criticized by Derek Freeman. (10[1])A 1928 anthropological work depicting lessened sexual mores in this archipelago (10[1])was written by Margaret Mead. (10[1])For 10 points, what Pacific Island archipelago includes a namesake “American” territory (10[1])led from Pago (10[1])Pago? ■END■ (10[1]0[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
Charlie NichollsCambridge CCambridge E48-5
Anirudh TerdalLSEWarwick57-5
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonCambridge A6810
Will BartonImperial CBristol7910
Juliette FlatauImperial ACambridge D8410
Vishrut PisupatiImperial BBirmingham9610
Judah SolomonImperial DOxford9910
Nicholas HallCambridge ECambridge C1010
Jolie YehWarwickLSE10110

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