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” through a wheat field. The narrator sees this object save Beggar Man and his dog from death a few days before Manager moves her and Rosa to an alcove far away from this object. (15[1]-5[1])This object agrees to provide his “special nourishment” when the narrator offers to destroy Pollution in a building she believes contains stairs to the (*) underworld. (10[1])The narrator has a one-sided conversation with this title object (10[1])in Mr. McBain’s barn in which she promises to destroy the Cootings 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. For 10 points, name this large object that appears in the title of a Kazuo Ishiguro novel narrated by Klara. ■END■

ANSWER: the Sun [reject “Klara and the Sun” until “Klara” is read, accept afterwards]
<Literature - British Literature - Long Fiction>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Evan TingAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsThompson et al.59-5
King VidorI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireUBC5915
Robin Dankothrow away your cards, rally in the streetsCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!8410
Joel MilesThompson et al.Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms9410

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%33%118.67
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%33%0%92.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%33%33%79.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%33%116.00