Question
To entertain a sick boy, the protagonist of this novel reads the book A Bishop among the Bantus and pretends it’s about pirates. Near the end of Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah, when Ifemelu reunites with Obinze, they discuss this novel, his mother’s favorite. This novel’s protagonist is haunted by the signature “Dicky” on a suicide note and imagines the word “Ticki,” the pet name his wife calls him, in its place. During an interview in Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease, Obi humorously says that this novel was ruined by its “happy ending.” In this novel, the (*) agent Wilson despises the protagonist for having an affair with Helen Rolt. Soon after his servant Ali is killed due to his dealings with the diamond smuggler Yusuf, the protagonist of this novel, a police officer, commits suicide. For 10 points, Major Henry Scobie is the protagonist of what novel by Graham Greene set in West Africa? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Kevin Wang | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | 128 | 10 |
Joel Miles | Thompson et al. | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | 135 | -5 |
Ayaan Ghori | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | Thompson et al. | 153 | 10 |
Russell Nip | UBC | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 153 | 0 |