Question

In this novel, a magazine article details the strange visits of a black Mercedes to a “hanging house” where a murder-suicide (15[1])previously took place. While typing to his wife over a computer, (15[1])this novel’s (15[1])protagonist confirms his wife’s identity by asking her a (15[1])question to which the answer is “Jellyfish.” A woman in this novel (15[1])who recalls how two zoo tigers were shot to death during the occupation of (15[1])Manchukuo (15[1])hires (-5[1])the protagonist after seeing a blue-black mark on his (*) cheek. (10[2]-5[1])In this novel, (-5[1])Lieutenant Mamiya fails to kill (10[1])“Boris the Manskinner” (10[1])after missing a shot from only six feet away. May Kasahara works at a wig factory (10[1])in this novel with sections titled for a “thieving magpie” and a “prophesying bird.” (10[2])For 10 points, Toru (10[1])looks for his missing (-5[1])wife (10[1])and missing cat (10[1])in what novel (10[3])by Haruki (-5[1])Murakami? ■END■ (10[7]0[9])

ANSWER: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle [or Nejimaki-dori Kuronikuru]
<Kevin Wang, World Literature>
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew ZengStanfordBerkeley C2015
Gus VanskikeMarylandJHU B3115
Dylan TanouyeTuftsBrandeis3315
Eric ChangVirginia Tech ADuke A4215
William OrrYale AHarvard B5415
Carter McLeanPrincetonNYU A6815
Yrwin BatanMITHarvard A6915
Andrew WangIllinois AMinnesota70-5
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan B8010
Adam Jones3HK1MMFour Times I Have Despised My Soul80-5
Oliver HargraveSee itGressenheller A8010
Albery NyangLSELimp Chriskit83-5
John XiangBerkeley BBerkeley A8810
Bryce CruiseTexas ATexas B9110
Eveline OngOxford School for QuiznessSorted10710
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BWUSTL12110
William GoldenHoustonTAMU12110
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANorthwestern A12510
Thomas TibbettsUCFUF B129-5
Jim FanUNC BUNC A13010
Omer KeskinSay itThe Crying of Team 4913310
Logan MathisSIUEIllinois C13610
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame BChicago A13610
Sinecio MoralesJHU AColumbia13610
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan ACarnegie Mellon138-5
David NeimanCarnegie MellonMichigan A14010
Matthew LamOhio State BOhio State A1400
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State C1400
Peter ZengOhio State AOhio State B1400
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State CMichigan State1400
Joel MilesMinnesotaIllinois A1400
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BNotre Dame A14010
Aneesh ShrotriyaPurdueNorthwestern B1400
Coby TranChicago BNotre Dame C14010
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BPurdue1400
Biniam AlaroUF AUF C14010
Leo LawUF BUCF14010
Iyanu NafiuYale BBU1400
Eren MicheletBUYale B1400
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My Soul3HK1MM14010
Oscar O'FlanaganLimp ChriskitLSE14010