Question
In a short story by this author, a priest's wife in Pago Pago brags that "no one has danced in our district for eight years." For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author of The Moon and Sixpence, who wrote about Philip Carey's affair with Mildred in Of Human Bondage.
ANSWER: W. Somerset Maugham ("MAWM") [or William Somerset Maugham; be lenient with pronunciation]
[10h] In this short story by Maugham, the missionary Davidson kills himself after hypocritically praying over the sex worker Sadie Thompson.
ANSWER: "Rain"
[10m] Maugham's Ashenden stories, including "R." and "The Hairless Mexican," deal with a man with this profession. The vacuum cleaner salesman James Wormold is recruited to this job in Cuba in a Graham Greene novel based on his actual job.
ANSWER: spy [accept secret agent; accept MI6 agent; accept espionage; prompt on Our Man in Havana by asking, "what is the profession he acquires?"]
<Literature - British Literature - Short Fiction>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 15.00 | 60% | 83% | 7% |