Tossup
During a dinner in this novel, a man offends a woman by saying that her apricot tree bears fruit that tastes like potatoes, and another woman makes a crude joke about the rears and vices of admirals. When the protagonist returns to her childhood home near this novel’s end, she finds that two of her siblings constantly fight over a silver knife that belonged to their dead sister. An unfaithful character in this novel climbs over a spiked ha-ha gate at Sotherton, rather than waiting for the key to be brought by her fiancé, Mr. Rushworth, because she wishes to flirt with Henry Crawford. In this novel, a planned performance of the play Lovers’ Vows is canceled due to the unexpected return of Sir Thomas from his slave plantation in Antigua. For 10 points, the Bertram family’s estate titles what novel about Fanny Price by Jane Austen? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 92% | 0% | 38% | 127.68 |