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 that “he had already left him.” The protagonist of this novel dreams about the recurring motif of a songbird in a golden cage. A friend of this novel’s title (-5[1])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 (10[1])Vasudeva. (-5[1])The title character of this novel joins the ascetic Samanas with Govinda. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])Hermann Hesse novel (10[1])about a brahmin’s son. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

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
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2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%38%125.63

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrei HuiCambridge BImperial A67-5
Albert NyangLSE AOxford A9410
Percy YuenCambridge DSouthampton A11010
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge C111-5
Michael WuSouthampton BOxford B123-5
Ted WarnerBristol ACambridge A12810
Ian McDowellCambridge CManchester13110
Haemish CampbellDurhamBirmingham13510
Chris LevesleyWarwick AImperial B13510
Justin LeeImperial ACambridge B13610
Benjamin WatsonOxford BSouthampton B13610