Packet H: Bonus 10
In a novel set in the aftermath of this event, a former prisoner recalls being tortured by having a pen jammed into his fingers. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this historic event. In the same novel, an editor was slapped seven times in the face for a manuscript detailing this event which, alongside the death of Kang Dong-ho, is seen through seven different points of view.
ANSWER: Gwangju Uprising [or Gwangju Massacre]
[10m] The Gwangju Uprising is depicted in Human Acts, a novel by this author. In another novel by this author, Yeong-hye pretends to be a tree in the forest after having a nervous breakdown.
ANSWER: Han Kang
[10e] The first chapter of Human Acts uses this perspective when addressing Dong-Ho. The odd-numbered chapters of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter Night a Traveler use this uncommon perspective that directly addresses the reader.
ANSWER: second person
<Illinois C, World Literature> | Packet H - Yale A, Ohio State C, Illinois C, Virginia Tech B, MIT A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 17.92 | 100% | 65% | 14% |
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 17.50 | 100% | 67% | 8% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 63% | 13% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 14.17 | 100% | 33% | 8% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 25% | 0% |