Question

A character in this novel becomes “pale as a dried banana skin” after realizing that his destiny “was beginning to unfold itself.” In this novel, a character stands motionlessly for hours to request permission from his father, who realizes (10[1])that “he had already left him.” The protagonist of this novel dreams about the recurring motif of a songbird in a golden cage. (-5[1])A friend of this novel’s title character parts ways with him at a grove before kissing him on the forehead many years later in their reunion. A snakebite kills the protagonist’s lover Kamala (10[1])in this novel, in which the maxim “listen to the river” is given by the ferryman Vasudeva. (10[1])The title character of this novel joins the ascetic Samanas with Govinda. For 10 points, name this Hermann (10[1]-5[1])Hesse novel about a brahmin’s son. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Siddhartha [or Siddhartha: An Indian Tale or Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung]
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2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%95.00
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%0%80.78
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y9100%0%22%116.78
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%105.43
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y4100%0%0%105.50
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%38%125.63

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan AOhio State A (UG)3810
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan B61-5
Ariel FaederPitt AMichigan State A9410
Sai Subramanian (DII)CWRU A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)11110
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (UG)Michigan C (UG)12910
Daniel Lian (DII)Michigan C (UG)CWRU B (UG)129-5
Tobias Zajac (UG)Michigan State C (UG)Michigan D (DII)13510
Bee Sackett (DII)Kenyon A (UG)CWRU C (UG)13610
Elias Kradel (DII)Kenyon B (DII)CWRU D (DII)13610
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Pitt B (UG)13610
Biyang Zhang (UG)Michigan BOhio State B (DII)13610