Round 13: Tossup 5
Obsessive passages set in these places describe how a woman becomes an undeceiving “plant” and make up 19 percent of her appearances according to a “Workout” by Anne Carson. As he goes to one of these places, a character thinks that his father resembles an engraving of Abraham by Benozzo Gozzoli in telling his mother to “go along with him.” In one of these places, a character habitually watches a cutout of Golo ride “at a jerky trot” to the translucent castle of Genevieve of Brabant. An asthmatic author used one of these places lined with cork to write The Captive and The Fugitive. In one of these places, the narrator plays with a magic lantern and agonizingly awaits a kiss from his mother in the chapter “Combray.” For 10 points, Swann’s Way begins in what kind of place where Marcel suffers from childhood insomnia? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 24 | 96% | 29% | 127.39 |