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

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

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%67%17%56.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%33%0%81.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%33%33%74.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-134100%50%0%85.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%40%0%67.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%102.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%25%0%82.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-303100%33%0%73.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%40%20%65.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%88%25%37.75