Question
In a novel from this country, Bentu exiles his wife and son to Europe after suspecting that his wife cheated on him. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country that is the setting of Dom Casmurro. A “Posthumous Memoir” from this country documents Brás Cubas’s (“BRAHS coo-BAHS”) obsession over a poultice.
ANSWER: Brazil [or Brasil or Federative Republic of Brazil or República Federativa do Brasil] (The above works are all by Machado de Assis.)
[10e] Dom Casmurro frequently draws parallels to this tragic Shakespeare character who is fooled by Iago into suspecting Desdemona of infidelity.
ANSWER: Othello
[10h] Joana (“ZHOO-ahn-ah”) meditates on her indifference to her husband cheating on her in Near to the Wild Heart, the debut novel by this Ukrainian-born Brazilian author of The Passion According to G.H.
ANSWER: Clarice Lispector [or Chaya Pinkhasivna Lispector]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 14.44 | 94% | 25% | 25% |