Question
The naive innocence of this novel’s narrator contrasts with his knowledge of prussic acid and his act of casually leaving his friend with a pen knife. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel in which Leonora vengefully drives her philandering husband to suicide by spoiling the “chaste” love he has for his ward Nancy.
ANSWER: The Good Soldier
[10m] The Good Soldier is by this editor of The English Review who also wrote the Parade’s End tetralogy.
ANSWER: Ford Madox Ford [or Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer]
[10e] Even though The Good Soldier has little to do with it, Ford changed the title from The Saddest Story to boost morale for this war. Wilfred Owen wrote the poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” about this war.
ANSWER: World War I [or WWI; or the Great War; or First World War]
<Ai Xing, Literature - British - Long Fiction> ~23021~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 35 | 14.00 | 97% | 40% | 3% |