Question

To entertain a sick boy, the protagonist of this novel reads the book A Bishop among the Bantus and pretends it’s about pirates. Near the end of Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah, when Ifemelu reunites with Obinze, they discuss this novel, his mother’s favorite. This novel’s protagonist is haunted by the signature “Dicky” on a suicide note and imagines the word “Ticki,” the pet name his wife calls him, in its place. During an interview in Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease, Obi humorously says that this novel was ruined by its “happy ending.” In this novel, the (*) agent Wilson despises the protagonist for having an affair with Helen Rolt. Soon after his servant Ali is killed due to his dealings with the diamond smuggler Yusuf, the protagonist of this novel, (10[1])a police officer, commits suicide. For 10 (-5[1])points, Major Henry Scobie (-5[1])is the protagonist of what novel by Graham Greene (10[1])set in West Africa? ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: The Heart of the Matter
<Literature - British Literature - Long Fiction>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin WangCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!throw away your cards, rally in the streets12810
Joel MilesThompson et al.Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms135-5
JinAh KimBanned from ARGOSImport Pandas139-5
Jordan Brownstein"Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question broPahkin' the Ahgo14810
Walter ZhangImport PandasBanned from ARGOS1530
Jonathan SchnipperHu up Jinning they Tao|madam|1530
Russell NipUBCI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire1530
Ayaan GhoriAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsThompson et al.15310

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025N333%0%67%117.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y367%0%33%140.50
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y333%0%33%148.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024N425%25%25%77.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024N650%0%17%133.33
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024N367%0%33%147.50
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024N367%0%0%135.00