Question

In this novella, a woman conducts an affair in silence “broken only by the measured ticking of her husband’s pocket watch,” which “didn’t interfere with anything.” In this novella, a young boy with a “squirrel-skin coat” reads the lives of the saints while down with chicken pox. (-5[1])A character in this novella dreams of a crescent moon and a fluffy gray tomcat, the latter of which is the spirit of her (-5[1])father-in-law. In this novella, a woman gives her lover blue (*) stockings with clocks on them, which she later sees on another woman’s legs. The last chapters of this novella center on a group of convicts, including Fiona and (10[1])Sonetka, the latter of whom is thrown off a barge into the Volga. (10[1])This novella’s title character (10[1])murders her father-in-law Boris, her husband Zinovy, (10[1])and the sick child Fyodor Lyamin so she can be with Sergei. For 10 points, Katerina Lvovna is compared to a Shakespeare (10[1])villainess in what novella (10[1])by Nikolai Leskov? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: A Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District [or Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk or Ledi Makbet Mtsenskovo uyezda]
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%0%22%142.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Shahar SchwartzSaint Peter Andre 3000In Search of Things Past46-5
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Canadians70-5
Jaimie CarlsonTeach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?10810
Steven YuanEvans Hall destruction awaitersHang et al., Robert Browning12110
Mike SoriceTeam Name Think Detailremembrance of lost time12510
Tracy MirkinThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet SubDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too13210
Rob CarsonBHSUThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)15410
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill15810
Jim FanQuasicrystal SilenceI would prefer not to16210
Halle FriedmanIn Search of Things PastSaint Peter Andre 300016210
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club16210