Question

In a dream, a character sees several of these objects after being saved by a figure with a deep cut in its hand while stuck in a snowstorm. These objects are produced by a half-blind shoe repairman named Saifo (“SIGH-foh”). A silent orphan appears to smile (20[1])after watching a character perform a (20[1])technique with one of these objects in (20[1])Fremont, California. As he retrieves (20[1])a blue one of these objects, a character who is sexually assaulted in an (*) alley by three (10[1])boys (10[4])shouts (10[3])“For (10[1])you, (10[1])a thousand (10[1])times (10[2])over!” (10[4]0[1])At the (10[1])end of a 2003 novel titled for these objects, the protagonist rediscovers his love for “fighting” with these objects, which he once did with his childhood friend Hassan. (10[2])For (10[1])10 (10[1])points, a Khaled Hosseini novel is titled (10[1])after a “runner” (10[2])of (10[1])what toys? (10[2]0[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: kites [accept The Kite Runner; accept kite fighting; accept kite running; prompt on toys]
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joseph ChenRichard MontgomeryWoodland4420
Rohan KherBarrington ACanyon Crest5020
Kyan van BeekLake HighlandDetroit Catholic Central B5720
Kaiwen XiaoIrvington AWinston Churchill B6220
Aditya ShivaswamySt. Mark'sUniversity Lab7910
Mason SeversonNorrisMoberly8010
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill AJohns Creek A8010
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastThomas Jefferson C8010
Sarah DongSolonDunbar8010
Ren GiustiNormanWest Point8110
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallMidtown8110
Arthur GaydenDetroit Country DayPlymouth8110
Braden BoothDallas CountyThomas Jefferson A8210
Cindy GaoBelmontTroy8310
Tanay BodducherlaMira LomaRockford Auburn A8510
Jack MangrumInnovation Academy AMexico8610
Nathan HaleyNorthmont BInnovation Academy B8610
Ali HamzehKinkaidWilliam Fremd8710
Keefer LinChattahoochee BHinsdale Central870
Matthew KohnHunter AMaggie Walker A8710
Kaushik GollamudiBarrington BThomas Jefferson D8710
Sam AsplundWinnebagoWalter Payton8710
Jingyi WuStevenson ANew Brighton8910
Chris YooThomas Jefferson BDetroit Catholic Central A11710
Owen ArnesonParkway WestCarbondale11710
Adam WilliamsNorthmont AMaggie Walker C11810
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee AJohns Creek B11910
Bharathi KancharlaMaggie Walker BElkhorn North12610
Hetvi PatelSaint JosephJohn Adams B12910
Owen GibbsHeightsCarl Sandburg12910
Anwitha VempatiWaukeeWashington13010
Miley HentonHoover BBelvidere13210
Luke SnyderRockford Auburn BStevenson B13210
David BertolasiBelvidereHoover B1320
Jeffrey LiuHinsdale CentralChattahoochee B13310
Fahian JoyHunter BJohn Adams A13310
Clete ReinbergerCincinnati Hills ChristianDetroit Catholic Central C13310