Question
A story by this author concludes “The experiment has failed. We have begun too late.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this British author who took his pen name from Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. This author wrote the stories “The Open Window” and “The Interlopers.”
ANSWER: Saki [or Hector Hugh Munro]
[10h] In this story by Saki, the title objects include a “municipal dust-bin” and a figure of the “distinguished civilian, John Stuart Mill.” Harvey Bope gives the title objects of this story to his nephews, proving their violent tendencies.
ANSWER: “The Toys of Peace”
[10m] The collection The Toys of Peace, and Other Papers includes a story about these animals “of Cernogratz.” “The Interlopers” ends with Ulrich saying the name of these animals to his rival Georg.
ANSWER: wolves [accept a wolf or “The Wolves of Cernogratz”]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 10.00 | 57% | 43% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 78% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 63% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 5.71 | 43% | 14% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 4 | 7.50 | 25% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
Data
| Iowa | Missouri | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mississippi State | Central Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oregon State | McGill E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado College | Texas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A | Vassar A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Texas D | Vassar B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WUSTL A | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |