Question

The protagonist of this play ponders the phrase “Sometimes it is mutual” in an imagined conversation with his childhood friend, Marc. In this play's opening scene, the protagonist describes his makeshift coffee table after watching a character dance upstage to a love duet. After reading a letter stating, “I have already given you my shame,” the protagonist of this play, who wants to divorce Helga, compares his lover to a character created by John Luther (*) Long. At the end of this play’s second act, a character takes off a costume (10[1])in real time following a reunion with a diplomat in Paris. This play ends with the protagonist committing suicide while wearing a kimono (10[1])owned by Song Liling, a man acting as a Chinese spy. For 10 points, name this play (10[1])about René Gallimard by David Henry Hwang, (10[1]-5[1])whose title (10[1])references (10[1])a Puccini opera. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: M. Butterfly [reject “Madame Butterfly” or “Madama Butterfly”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AWUSTL8910
Michael HundingIllinois APurdue11210
Zach JosephNotre Dame AIndiana A12910
Ned TagtmeierChicago AIllinois B13610
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BChicago A136-5
Joel MilesMinnesotaNotre Dame C13810
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BIndiana B13910
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BSIUE1430
Ryan HappelSIUENorthwestern B1430

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y367%0%33%119.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%50%128.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%25%121.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y560%0%20%111.67
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%50%0%77.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%33%0%100.33
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%121.67
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y786%0%14%123.83
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%123.50