A poem from this country ends with the section "The Minstrel's Death," in which the Devil is disguised as "John Clothless." An Englishman discovers that his soulmate is a monkey in this country's story "An Inexplicable Phenomenon," from the collection Strange Forces. The title person's "Individuality", "Avarice" and "Cruelty" form sections of a creative non-fiction work depicting this country's politics, subtitled Civilization and Barbarism. Santos Vega is a character from this country, the home of Leopoldo Lugones (loo-GOH-nez). This country's early years are depicted in Facundo, by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. In a poem from this country, Sergeant Cruz defects to join the title character, who competes in a night-long singing duel with a Black singer. For 10 points, José Hernández's epic poem Martín Fierro exemplifies what country's literature about gauchos? ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Ezrielev | Maryland Red | Asia A | 54 | -5 |
| Braden Booth | Missouri A | New Jersey A | 78 | 10 |
| Charles Young | Illinois Blue | Pennsylvania | 84 | 10 |
| Tanuj Chandekar | New Jersey B | Arkansas | 95 | 10 |
| Richard Lin | California | Kentucky B | 104 | 10 |
| Saara Katyal | Asia A | Maryland Red | 115 | 10 |
| Sam Asplund | Illinois White | Maryland Gold | 123 | 10 |
| Chris Yoo | Virginia | Asia B | 125 | 10 |
| Ras-D Ahnutae | Ohio | Liberia | 129 | 10 |
| Will Parocai | Kentucky A | Missouri B | 129 | 10 |