Question

This story describes two mountaineers who play their pipes after they encounter the Virgin Mary. A digression in this story tells of the ruins of a cliffside palace belonging to Tiberius. Unbeknownst to his family, the title character of this story falls for the tarantella dancer Carmela, who performs with her cousin Giuseppe. (10[1])The daughter of this story’s title character is courted by an incognito “prince of a certain Asiatic state.” (10[1])While reading the newspaper near a “grey-haired German” resembling Henrik Ibsen, the title character of this story suffers a heart attack and is taken to room No. 43 (10[1])of his hotel, (10[1])where he promptly (-5[1])dies (10[2])and is (-5[1])placed (10[1])in a (10[1])soda-water box. (10[2])The title character (10[1])of this story (10[1])and his family journey to Capri on the cruise (10[1])liner (10[1])Atlantis. For 10 points, name this short story about the title West Coast (-5[1])businessman by Ivan Bunin. ■END■ (10[2]0[5])

ANSWER: “The Gentleman from San Francisco” [or Gospodin iz San-Frantsisko]
<European Literature>
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2080%0%15%109.56

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech AMichigan A5210
Mitch McCullarIllinois AFlorida B7010
Karsten RynearsonYale BToronto A9810
Matt JacksonChicago AMaryland A10110
Kevin ParkClaremont ACornell B104-5
Michał GerasimiukYale ARutgers B10510
Tracy MirkinFlorida AWUSTL A10510
Ani PerumallaPenn State ADuke A107-5
Shahar SchwartzUC Berkeley AVirginia A10810
Clark SmithOhio State AUC Berkeley B11010
Ethan AshbrookMinnesota AVanderbilt A11210
Justin ChenNYU ABrown A11210
Justin HawkinsIndiana ASouth Carolina A11510
Jim FanNorth Carolina ACornell A11810
Amogh KulkarniChicago BImperial A12710
Jisoo YooTexas AColumbia A12810
Kevin FanMcGill AWUSTL B141-5
Richard NiuCornell BClaremont A14610
Benjamin WeinerMinnesota BStanford A14610
Conor ThompsonIowa State AJohns Hopkins A1460
Tim MorrisonStanford AMinnesota B1460
Aiden DartleyRutgers APenn A1460
Vaishali SivaJohns Hopkins AIowa State A1460
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn ARutgers A1460