Round 1: Tossup 17
In the first chapter, the main character of this novel moves through stacks containing “Books Too Expensive Now” and “Books Made For Purposes Other Than Reading.” A character in this novel meets his love-interest's sister while on a mission to pursue a counterfeiter in the country of Ataguitania (“ah-TAG-wih-TAH-nee-uh”). In this novel, a suitcase swap at a train station is initiated through the code phrase “Zeno of Elea.” Professor (*) Uzzi-Tuzzi recounts a story titled “Leaning from a steep slope” in this novel, in which every odd chapter advances the relationship between Ludmilla and You, the reader. For 10 points, name this second-person postmodern novel by Italo Calvino. ■END■
ANSWER: If on a winter's night a traveler [accept Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore]
<Literature - European, Charan Shreekumar> | VAULT II Packet 01
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 83% | 50% | 17% | 56.60 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 33% | 67% | 66.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 93.67 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 85.67 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 0% | 62.40 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 33% | 83.67 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 87.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 75% | 106.00 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 70.60 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 63% | 13% | 63.38 |