Packet 13: Bonus 20
An author from this country created G.H., a woman who states “Hell is my maximum” after having an existential crisis upon killing a cockroach in a novel titled for her “Passion.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this home country of Clarice Lispector and the literary realist author of The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas, Machado de Assis (“muh-SHAH-doo JEE uh-SEES”).
ANSWER: Brazil [or Federative Republic of Brazil or República Federativa do Brasil]
[10h] This Brazilian author detailed life in the town of Ilheus, where the title cook falls in love with the Syrian bar owner Nacib Saad in the novel Gabriela, Clove, and Cinnamon.
ANSWER: Jorge Amado (“ZHOR-jee uh-MAH-doo”) [or Jorge Leal Amado de Faria]
[10e] Jorge Amado, along with many other Brazilian authors, primarily wrote in this language.
ANSWER: Portuguese [or português]
<Literature - World, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 13 (Finals 1)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Just Biking | Armand duplantis fan club | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |