Question

In this city, a woman who is called “a veritable peace-maker” loses her plumcake on a train and repeats the first verse of a song twice. A boy in this city thinks about the words (20[1])“gnomon,” (20[1])“simony,” and “paralysis” (20[1])before (20[1])overhearing (20[1])his aunt (20[1])discussing (20[1])the death (20[1])of Father Flynn. (20[10])A man (20[1])watches (20[3])the “snow (20[2])falling (20[1])faintly” (20[2])in this city (20[1])after (*) Kate (10[1])and Julia’s party. (10[2])In this setting of “Clay” and “The Sisters,” (10[1])a boy (10[1])promises Mangan’s sister a gift from the title bazaar, (10[1])but finds that it is already (10[1])closed. (10[1])In this city, Gretta reminisces about Michael Furey, upsetting Gabriel Conroy. This city is the setting of “Araby” and “The Dead.” For 10 points, name this city, whose inhabitants are the namesake of a collection of stories by James Joyce. ■END■

ANSWER: Dublin [accept Dubliners]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - British - Short Fiction&gt; ~28562~ &lt;Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan McKenzieMcLean AThomas Jefferson C3420
Rachel EzrielevRichard Montgomery AWinston Churchill A3520
Kevin WangJohns Creek AInnovation Academy A3820
Dominic ApapDetroit Catholic Central BFreeman3920
Travis JohnsonGreat ValleyLightridge4020
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdSeven Lakes4220
Alex ZhangOkemosDuPage County AT4320
Ben NewmanUniversity LabLivingston B4520
Andrew GaoBelmontMaggie Walker A4820
Soren GjesfjeldBloomingtonChoate Rosemary Hall4820
Joseph HarrisonDetroit Catholic Central CDetroit Catholic Central A4820
Ali HamzehKinkaidGeorgetown Day4820
Campbell BrownSt. ThomasLindbergh4820
Camden WilliamsMexicoWinston Churchill B4820
Bladen KiddMaggie Walker BNorfolk Academic Guild4820
Arnav LahotiSt. Mark'sNorthmont A4820
Henry JoeckenSt. XavierCarbondale4820
Hazel DePreist-SullivanHastingsStrake Jesuit4820
Bryce CruiseHeightsLivingston A5020
Maya PujaraFairfield County ATWalter Payton B5120
Manu SankaranLambertJohns Creek B5120
Charles YoungBarringtonThomas Jefferson D5120
Evan SchleckHunter AHoover A5320
Kevin YangStevenson AJames W. Robinson5320
Akilan GanesanChattahoocheeBeavercreek5420
Yaj JhajhriaCanyon CrestThomas Jefferson A5520
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Abigail LeeThomas Jefferson BAlabama Cyber Tech5820
Ryan SmithDowningtown STEMMcLean B6010
Shaun IyerInnovation Academy BCincinnati Hills6310
Beckett GilmoreOwensboroElkhorn North6310
Teddy BerenteSaint JosephHoover B7110
Andy CampbellMaggie Walker CStevenson B7310
Nathan HaleyNorthmont BHunter B8210
Addison BakerWalter Payton AWest Point8810
Brandon TorresCarl SandburgDurham AT8910

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y36100%78%0%53.22