Question
In the first section of “The Wasteland”, T.S. Eliot asserts that he will “show you fear in” [this thing]. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this phrase, which inspired the title of a novel about the aristocrat Tony Last, who ends up joining the expedition of Dr. Messenger to find a lost South American city.
ANSWER: “A Handful of Dust”
[10m] A Handful of Dust is an early novel by this British author, who wrote about Charles Ryder in Brideshead Revisited.
ANSWER: Evelyn Waugh (“wah”) [or Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh]
[10e] In A Handful of Dust, Mr. Todd forces the protagonist to read works of this author in a secluded village in the Amazon. This author’s works include Great Expectations and David Copperfield.
ANSWER: Charles Dickens [or [Charles John Huffam Dickens]
<Literature - British Literature - Misc Literature>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 58% | 58% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 11% | 89% | 67% |