Question
In response to the desertion of his wife Emelda, this character becomes a belligerent drunk, which ironically earns him the respect of his peers. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this carpenter who gives up on making the “thing without a name” after he is imprisoned for theft. This carpenter appears in a collection that also features the prophet Man-Man and the poet B. Wordsworth.
ANSWER: Mr. Popo (from Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul)
[10m] The protagonist of this Natsume Soseki novel takes a job as a math teacher on Shikoku, where he works alongside “Radish” and “Squash.” This novel depicts the title character’s struggle with the teacher “Red Shirt.”
ANSWER: Botchan
[10e] The Ox King and Son Goku are two of the many characters in this classic novel by Wu Cheng’en about Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to India.
ANSWER: Journey to the West [or Xi You Ji; accept Monkey] (The theme of this bonus is “literary characters who share their name with DBZ characters.” Grumble if you will—Hippocleides doesn’t care.)
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
Data
| Maryland B- | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Chicago B+ | Epic Games | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Amartya Senpai Notice Me | Northwestern | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois A+ | WUSTL | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |