Question
The 2020 collection First Person Singular contains a sequel to the final story in this collection, which is titled for a story whose narrator accompanies his younger cousin to an ear doctor appointment at a hospital. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 2006 collection whose 24 stories include “Dabchick,” “Birthday Girl,” and “Firefly.”
ANSWER: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman [or Mekurayanagi to nemuru onna]
[10m] The author of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman later expanded its story “Firefly” into this novel. This novel's protagonist shares a dorm room with a neurotic, stuttering geography major nicknamed “Storm Trooper.”
ANSWER: Norwegian Wood [or Noruwei no Mori]
[10e] Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman and Norwegian Wood are by this Japanese author.
ANSWER: Haruki Murakami [accept names in either order]
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 83% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style | The Vulture's Guide to Buzz | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Milan et al. | Parth et al. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| The Passion According to C.H. | Cameron et al. | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |