Question

One character in this novel steals a knife from a bakery so he can kill a man suffering on a hilltop, but he instead uses it to cut the man free and take his corpse. An entourage in this novel includes an always-naked red-haired woman with a scar on her neck. Near the end of this novel, a man and his dog ascend a path (15[1])made from moonlight. Two mischievous characters in this novel who burn down the (*) Griboyedov House had earlier put on a magic show at the Variety Theatre. Several chapters in this novel (-5[1])are from one character’s burnt manuscript about Pontius Pilate. A jester in this novel (10[1])who takes the form of the large talking cat Behemoth serves a figure using the name Professor Woland. For 10 points, Satan arrives in Moscow at the beginning of what novel by Mikhail Bulgakov? ■END■

ANSWER: The Master and Margarita [or Master i Margarita]
<MM, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jacky XuCornell EarthCornell Wind6415
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLMissouri95-5
Owen ArnesonMissouriWUSTL10910

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y1100%100%0%64.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y1100%0%100%109.00