Packet 8: Bonus 2

A novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (“goo-gee wah tee-ahng-o”) set during the Mau Mau Rebellion is titled “Petals of [this substance].” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this substance. The penpal Ethel Lange causes tensions to rise between the half-brothers Morris and Zachariah in a play titled for a “Knot” of this substance.
ANSWER: blood [accept Blood Knot; accept Petals of Blood]
[10e] Blood Knot was written by this South African playwright of Master Harold... and the Boys.
ANSWER: Athol Fugard
[10h] Fugard and his group the Serpent Players wrote this play, in which the title character adopts the identity of Robert Zwelinzima after finding his body in an alley. This play's protagonist dictates a letter to his wife and has his picture taken in Styles’ studio.
ANSWER: Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
<Literature - World, Hari Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 08

HeardPPBE %M %H %
621.6783%100%33%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
HooverExhibition1010020ME
Johns CreekNorthview A1010020ME
Lambert AChattahoochee A10101030MEH
Lambert BInnovation B100010M
MidtownInnovation A10101030MEH
Northview BChattahoochee B1010020ME

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓621.6783%100%33%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕313.3367%33%33%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕310.0067%33%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕47.5050%25%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕516.0060%60%40%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕36.6767%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕47.5025%50%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕326.67100%100%67%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕512.0060%60%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕725.71100%100%57%