Question
This novel’s protagonist reflects how “we brought you the truth, and in our mouths it sounded like a lie.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel, which highlighted the crimes of “the Party.” This novel was intended as the middle part of a trilogy on political corruption, along with The Gladiators and Arrival and Departure.
ANSWER: Darkness at Noon [or Sonnenfinsternis]
[10m] Description acceptable. In Darkness at Noon, Rubashov communicates with No. 402 in this way. Another novel’s protagonist meets the Abbé Faria in the Chateau d’If (“DEEF”) by communicating in this fashion.
ANSWER: tapping on the walls of the jail cell [or a tap code; accept synonyms like knocking or pounding or rapping on the walls ] (The other novel is The Count of Monte Cristo.)
[10e] Darkness at Noon was written by this Hungarian author.
ANSWER: Arthur Koestler (“KESS-ler”) [or Kösztler Artúr]
<Michael Bentley, Literature - European> ~23810~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heights | Innovation Academy A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Hunter A | Johns Creek A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Kinkaid | Belmont | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Winston Churchill A | Hoover A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |