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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 (“zʼway-LIN-zee-mah”) 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 %
3714.8668%57%24%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Manchester AChimera0000
Sheffield AManchester B010010E
Sheffield BEdinburgh010010E

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%