Round 9: Tossup 17
After his marriage proposal is rejected, a character in a play by this author is told “Most of us lie to ourselves, darling, most of us.” In a play by this author, a fabricated story based on a copy of Gautier’s Mademoiselle de Maupin causes two characters to lose a libel case. In a play by this author of The Autumn Garden, a character whose Union Pacific bonds are stolen by Leo dies of a (*) heart attack when his medicine is withheld by the protagonist. At the end of a play by this author, Martha Dobie shoots herself after admitting that she loved fellow teacher Karen Wright. For 10 points, name this author of The Children’s Hour and The Little Foxes. ■END■
ANSWER: Lillian Hellman (the leadin is from The Autumn Garden)
<Literature - American, Khang Le> | VAULT II Packet 09
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gao | Belmont A | Mansfield A | 71 | -5 |
| Soham Gohil | Mansfield A | Belmont A | 121 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 83% | 0% | 33% | 109.80 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 96.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 109.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 97.60 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 33% | 121.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 92.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 2 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 0% | 0% | 106.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 63% | 25% | 69.00 |