detectives - 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina

Question

Dame Ngaio (“NYE-oh”) Marsh was renowned for creating characters with this occupation as seen in her novel A Man Lay Dead. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this occupation of Roderick Alleyn (“AL-len”). Other characters with this occupation include Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.

ANSWER: detectives [or private investigator; prompt on policeman or police officer]

[10m] Like Marsh, this New Zealander was influenced by the Māori people in her literature. This author detailed the wealthy Sheridan family in the short story “The Garden Party.”

ANSWER: Katherine Mansfield [or Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp; or Kathleen Mansfield Murray]

[10h] This short story by Mansfield ends with Bertha Young looking at her “lovely” pear tree upon the realization that her husband Harry is cheating on her with Pearl Fulton.

ANSWER: “Bliss”

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	4	22.50	100%	100%	25%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	8	21.25	88%	88%	38%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	6	16.67	100%	50%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	6	16.67	50%	100%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	6	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	8	20.00	100%	75%	25%

Data


UNC C	Liberty B	10	0	0	10
Tusculum	UNC B	10	10	0	20
VCU	William & Mary	10	0	0	10
Liberty A	Virginia	10	10	0	20
UNC A	Appalachian State A	10	0	0	10
Virginia Tech A	Appalachian State B	10	10	10	30