Packet 11: Bonus 17
This essay describes how the title event caused “spiritual dislocation” in its author. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Tennesse Williams essay that describes burnout caused the sudden popularity of The Glass Menagerie.
ANSWER: "The Catastrophe of Success" [accept, BUT DO NOT REVEAL "A Streetcar Named Success"]
[10e] "The Catastrophe of Success" was written four days before the premiere of this other Williams play, which ends with Blanche declaring that she has “always depended on the kindness of strangers.”
ANSWER: A Streetcar Named Desire
[10m] "The Catastrophe of Success" describes how Williams took a trip to this country to relax, where he wrote A Streetcar Named Desire. In William’s play The Night of the Iguana, Rev. Shannon pursues Hannah while acting as a tour guide for a group of women at a hotel in this country.
ANSWER: Mexico [or United Mexican States or Estados Unidos Mexicanos]
<Literature - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington A | Belmont B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Lexington B | Waltham B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Waltham A | Belmont A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 83% | 17% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 88% | 25% |