Question

While honeymooning in Wellbridge, this man confesses to “eight-and-forty hours’ dissipation with a stranger” in London after losing his faith. This man goes to a May Day dance in Marlott despite the urgings of his brothers Felix and Cuthbert, who go to Cambridge while this man is apprenticed to Mr. (15[1])Crick. Although this man’s father encourages him to marry Mercy Chant, it is implied that this man marries (*) Liza-Lu at the end of the novel in which he appears. Marion, (-5[1])Izz Huett, and Retty Priddle hope that this employee of Talbothays (-5[1])Dairy will marry them. After this man returns from a failed attempt to become a gentleman (-5[1])farmer in Brazil, he comes across Stonehenge with his wife, who has just murdered Alec. For 10 points, name this husband of Tess of the D’Urbervilles. (10[2]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Angel Clare [prompt on Clare]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Mitch McCullarOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.Ill-Advised Buzz4915
Ashwath SeetharamanWhy the Kremlin Hates BananasStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl Editors79-5
Tony ChenKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball CoTOAD90-5
Chinmay Kansarabruhwe jopping106-5
Taylor HarveyStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl EditorsWhy the Kremlin Hates Bananas13310
Owen RileyTOADKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co1330
Ophirwe joppingbruh13310

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Playtest10/12/2024Y475%25%75%105.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y10%0%0%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%25%0%91.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%40%20%98.60
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y30%0%67%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y333%0%33%74.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y450%0%0%113.50
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y757%0%29%120.75
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y250%0%50%74.00
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y250%0%50%133.00