Question

A woman in this novel writes a letter declaring, “I wish I weren’t as strong as a horse,” and observing, “I’ve caught belief like a disease. I’ve fallen into belief like love.” In this novel, a woman’s diary entries compare married life to a “desert” and describe a dream of ascending a flooded staircase. Paralleling a scene in a film that he wrote, a man in this novel falls in love with a woman when she eats some (*) onions, even though her husband hates their smell. This novel’s narrator calls it “a record of hate far more than of love.” After a woman in this novel dies from pneumonia, the liver-spots on the cheek of the (10[1])militant atheist Smythe (“smith”) are healed. This novel’s title event occurs when a woman makes a desperate deal with God after her lover (10[1])is nearly killed by a V-1 rocket during the Blitz. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this novel (10[2])about the relationship between (10[1])Sarah Miles (-5[1])and Maurice Bendrix, (10[1])the last “Catholic novel” by Graham Greene. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The End of the Affair
<Henry Goff, British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Robert CondronIn Search of Things PastThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)11510
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble13710
Chris RayTeach Us to Outgrow Our LadnessHang et al., Robert Browning14710
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Saint Peter Andre 300015010
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubI would prefer not to15310
Dylan MinarikRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillThe Canadians15310
Aseem KeyalThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Subremembrance of lost time15710
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!159-5
Rob CarsonBHSUEvans Hall destruction awaiters16210
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp17010

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%11%149.33