Round 7: Tossup 20

In this country, a question about a “young hooligan” begins the story “The Class Monitor,” which helped pioneer the “scar literature” movement. (15[1])In a story from (15[1])this country, a man who fails (-5[1])to draw a perfect circle declares many instances of “spiritual victories.” Found in the collection (15[1])Call to Arms, the narrator of a story from this country wishes to “save the children” after thinking (15[1])he’s in a town full of (*) cannibals. A non-Russian writer from this country wrote “Diary of a Madman” (10[1])and The True Story of Ah Q. For 10 points, name this home country of Lu Xun and Liu Xinwu. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: China [accept Zhōngguó]
<Literature - World, Nelson Ma> | VAULT II Packet 07
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