Question

The narrator looks “like one of those flies that buzz around blindly on the window pane” while trying to find this object via an “informal trail.” The narrator sees this object save Beggar Man and his dog from death (15[1])a few days before Manager moves her and Rosa to an alcove far away from this object. This object agrees to provide his (15[1])“special nourishment” when the narrator offers to destroy Pollution in a building (-5[1])she believes contains stairs to the (*) underworld. The narrator has a one-sided conversation with this title object in Mr. McBain’s barn in which she promises to destroy the Cootings (10[1])Machine. The narrator enlists the help of this title anthropomorphized object to cure the illness of Josie, for whom she cares as an Artificial Friend. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this large object that appears in the title of a Kazuo Ishiguro (10[1])novel (10[1])narrated by Klara. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: the Sun [reject “Klara and the Sun” because that is not the object]
<Literature - British Literature - Long Fiction>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofClown Squad3815
Akshar GoyalWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Clown Senpais6115
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop SmokingThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days73-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioWashU10210
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)BHSU Rebirth127-5
Will SandersNotre DameNortheast by Northwestern14310
Logan MathisThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five DaysMusic to Help You Stop Smoking14410
Rob CarsonBHSU RebirthThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)14810

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%20%40%120.40
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%33%33%106.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%33%0%112.00