Packet 17: Bonus 11
In this novel, Cyrus Fielding’s opinion that the title place is a “muddle” is rejected by Mrs. Moore. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel, where a broken pair of glasses at the Marabar Caves becomes a key piece of evidence at the rape trial of Dr. Aziz.
ANSWER: A Passage to India
[10e] A Passage to India contrasts “muddles” with this word. A genre of fiction named for this word stars crime-solving detectives such as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot (“air-COOL pwah-ROH”).
ANSWER: mysteries [accept mystery fiction]
[10m] Instead of writing mystery fiction, this author of A Passage to India wrote social critiques such as Howards End and A Room with a View.
ANSWER: E. M. Forster [or Edward Morgan Forster]
<JHU A, British Literature> | Packet C
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | 16.60 | 67% | 59% | 40% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binghamton A | Cornell B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Binghamton C | RIT B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cornell A | Binghamton B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| ESF | Cornell C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Rochester | Cornell D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 25% | 50% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 89% | 67% | 33% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 5.00 | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 60% | 70% | 60% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 33% | 67% | 67% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 78% | 44% | 33% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 80% | 80% | 30% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 11 | 18.18 | 82% | 64% | 36% |
| South Central | US | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 67% | 33% | 17% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 67% | 83% | 75% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 20% | 20% |