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Round 4: Tossup 11

In this novel, a casino orchestra’s rendition of the Rákóczi (“RAH-koh-tsee”) March drowns out the footsteps of an approaching woman, allowing her to overhear a man’s confession of love to his ward. A woman in this novel first makes the acquaintance of Maisie Maidan after helping untangle a comb from her hair. Upon hearing of the title character’s suicide en route to Ceylon, a girl in this novel becomes catatonic and can only say a prayer to an “Omnipotent God” and the word “shuttlecock.” Characters in this novel who seek treatment for their heart ailments at a spa in Nauheim (-5[1])include the narrator’s promiscuous wife Florence. This novel opens with the line “This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” For 10 points, name this novel by Ford Madox Ford titled for Edward Ashburnham, a British army officer. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: The Good Soldier
<CWRU A, British Literature> | Packet-D_CWRU-A_Iowa_Toronto-A_WashU-A
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Anna BarkerUCF BFlorida B98-5
Clete ReinbergerValencia AFlorida State A13810
Tiffany ZhouFlorida AUCF C13810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California2025-02-01✓3100%33%124.67
Florida2025-02-01✓367%33%138.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓633%17%111.00
Midwest2025-02-01✓6100%0%109.50
North2025-02-01✓367%0%100.50
Northeast2025-02-01✓580%0%131.75
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓250%0%119.00
South Central2025-02-01✓2100%0%119.00
Southeast2025-02-01✓4100%25%133.25
UK2025-02-01✓1080%10%119.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓850%25%115.75
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓30%33%