Question
This man meets his lover for the first time as she is carrying “repulsive, alarming yellow flowers,” which he tells her he does not like. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author, the titular lover of Margarita in a Mikhail Bulgakov novel.
ANSWER: the Master [accept The Master and Margarita or Master i Margarita]
[10m] The Master writes a book about this procurator, who has headaches and thinks about his dog while interrogating a prisoner. This man follows that prisoner, Yeshua Ha-Notsri, down a “path of moonlight.”
ANSWER: Pontius Pilate
[10h] Exact phrase required. The Master says he destroyed his Pontius Pilate novel, but Professor Woland refutes the claim using this three-word phrase.
ANSWER: “manuscripts don’t burn” [or “rukopisi ne goryat”]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Long Fiction> ~23293~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 13.89 | 69% | 44% | 25% |