Packet 2: Bonus 14
The protagonist of this story is told by a doorman that “this gate was made only for you.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this parable that is also told to the protagonist of another story by a priest in a cathedral. In this parable, the doorman tells the protagonist he can enter “but not now.”
ANSWER: “Before the Law” [accept Vor dem Gesetz]
[10m] The protagonist of this novel is told of the parable while waiting for an Italian client. The central character of this novel cries “like a dog!” before being executed for an unnamed crime.
ANSWER: The Trial [accept Der Prozess]
[10e] The Trial was written by this 20th-century writer known for his depictions of nightmarish bureaucracies. This Czech author also wrote The Metamorphosis.
ANSWER: Franz Kafka
<Literature - European, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 02
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 22.82 | 100% | 92% | 36% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 7 | 25.71 | 100% | 100% | 57% |