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Packet F: Bonus 14

At 600 pages in Gladys Yang’s translation, this novel is the shortest of the six novels canonized for Western audiences by H. T. Hsia (“shah”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this novel by Wu Jingzi that mocks single-minded takers of the Civil Service Exam.
ANSWER: The Scholars [or Rúlín Wàishǐ; accept Unofficial History of the Forest of Scholars]
[10m] Though written in a later dynasty, The Scholars is set during this Chinese dynasty. Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms were written during the rule of this dynasty.
ANSWER: Ming Dynasty [or Dà Míng]
[10e] In The Scholars, this novel’s opening is parodied when Wang Mien watches stars of the “Scholars” constellation fall to earth. This Ming Dynasty novel follows a group of 108 bandits called the Stars of Destiny.
ANSWER: Water Margin [or Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men Are Brothers or Shui Hu Zhuan]
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5115.6996%37%24%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
IowaNotre Dame B001010E
Northwestern AGeorgetown B001010E
Northwestern BPurdue001010E
Notre Dame ANotre Dame C001010E
Stanford BGeorgetown A10101030HME

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California2025-02-01✓326.67100%100%67%
Great Lakes2025-02-01✓512.00100%20%0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓68.3367%17%0%
Midwest2025-02-01✓618.33100%33%50%
North2025-02-01✓320.00100%67%33%
Overflow2025-02-01✓514.00100%20%20%
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01✓220.00100%100%0%
South Central2025-02-01✓215.00100%50%0%
Southeast2025-02-01✓417.50100%25%50%
UK2025-02-01✓518.00100%60%20%
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01✓813.75100%13%25%
Upstate NY2025-02-01✓215.00100%50%0%