Question
In a short story by this author, the protagonist and Jose (“joes”) lick “their fingers with that absorbed inward look that only comes from whipped cream” after Cook gives them fancy cream puffs. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author who wrote a story in which a girl brings a basket of “sandwiches, cakes, puffs, all uneaten” over to a cottage.
ANSWER: Katherine Mansfield [or Katherine Mansfield Murray; or Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp]
[10e] The aforementioned Mansfield story is titled for a party in one of these places, a “Secret” one of which is visited by Mary Lennox is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
ANSWER: garden [accept “The Garden Party”; accept The Secret Garden]
[10h] In Mansfield’s story “Bliss,” Bertha and Miss Fulton admire one of these plants. One of these plants represents Janie’s sexuality in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
ANSWER: pear tree [prompt on tree; reject “pear”]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - British - Other> ~21246~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 34 | 21.47 | 100% | 50% | 65% |