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)
[10e] Although there is no Mr. Popo, this classic novel by Wu Cheng’en about Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to India does have characters named the Ox King and Son Goku.
ANSWER: Journey to the West [or Xi You Ji; accept Monkey]
[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
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 67% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Parth et al. | Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| The Passion According to C.H. | Milan et al. | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |