Question
In the opening of a novel, this character’s eyes are filled with “treacherous tears” after a man mentions his “education and brilliant promise.” This character overhears Nathaniel use a parable about a tortoise to criticize him for failing to attend his mother’s funeral, but after sleeping he feels peace at her passing rather than guilt. This character is haunted by the memory of a (*) razorblade which cut his mother’s hand after he left it in his pocket. This character arranges an abortion for his girlfriend, Clara, after his family forbids their marriage because she is an osu. This character is convicted of taking bribes despite the support of the Umuofia Progressive Union. For 10 points, name this protagonist of Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease, the grandson of Okonkwo. ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Forrest Weintraub | Columbia B | Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again | 41 | -5 |
Rahul Keyal | Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again | nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft | 76 | -5 |
Caroline Mao | nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft | Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again | 77 | 10 |
Walter Zhang | UG Championship Players (and Mazin) | meet the new weird, same as the old weird | 96 | 10 |
Noah Sheidlower | Columbia B | Olmo (Bonus) Bagelry | 100 | 10 |
Adam Silverman | nats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft | meet the new weird, same as the old weird | 107 | 10 |
Michal Gerasimiuk | UG Championship Players (and Mazin) | Olmo (Bonus) Bagelry | 108 | 10 |
Rahul Keyal | Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again | Columbia B | 129 | 0 |
Summary
2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 89.83 |
2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 111.00 |
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 92.00 |
2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 91.00 |
2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 107.50 |
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 110.50 |
2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 101.75 |
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 106.50 |