Question
While in one of these places, the narrator is captivated by a substance he compares to the “diabolical face” of the actress Simone Signoret in the short story “Manganese Dioxide Dreams.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these places described as “the perfect place to listen to the chirping of insects or the song of the birds” and “a place of spiritual repose” in the essay “In Praise of Shadows.”
ANSWER: toilets [accept bathrooms, restrooms, washrooms, or outhouses]
[10e] This Japanese author of “Manganese Dioxide Dreams” contrasted Western and Asian aesthetics in the essay “In Praise of Shadows.”
ANSWER: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
[10h] “Sticky fecal matter” flows out of one of 30 of these objects created by an obsessive fan of the actress Yurako in Tanizaki’s story “Mr. Bluemound.” In The Makioka Sisters, Itakura photographs these objects created by Taeko.
ANSWER: dolls [accept puppets; accept ningyō, hina, mebina, or obina; prompt on toys or playthings; reject “statues”]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech A | Stanford A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |