Question
This author noted how lack of documentation about the profession of one of his protagonists led him to make up details like the Hayes Society. One of this author’s characters thinks he demonstrates a concept described as “not removing one’s clothes in public” when he abandons his dying father to go to work. In a novel by this author, Madame tearfully observes a character pretend to cradle a baby while listening to a Judy Bridgewater song. This author created characters who search for “possibles” and try to earn “deferrals” by proving they’re in love. A character in a novel by this author gets Mr. Faraday’s permission to take leave from Darlington Hall to see Miss Kenton. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about the butler Stevens in The Remains of The Day? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Jack Rado | Columbia B | Rutgers A | 24 | 10 |
Nathan Zhang | Cornell C | Columbia A | 33 | 10 |
Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt | NYU A | Princeton A | 75 | 10 |
Vishal Kanigicherla | Penn A | Rutgers B | 75 | 10 |
William Orr | Yale A | Vassar | 75 | 10 |
Ricky Chen | Princeton B | Haverford | 88 | 10 |
Yixi Yang | Yale C | Penn B | 128 | 10 |
John Shelly | Rowan A | NYU B | 134 | 10 |