Round 6: Tossup 2

Exact word required. A forgetful man with this title is chased by hunting dogs in a scene that parodies Homeric combat as his mentee dispatches them with a cudgel. Viktor Shklovsky titled his memoirs after a novel in which a man with this title receives a passport from Count (15[1])B—, who mistakes him for a literary character. An Aeschylus fan with this title who mentors Pamela’s “brother,” Joseph Andrews, is named Abraham Adams. (15[1])Another man with this title is interrupted (-5[1])by the word “end” as he reaches for a (*) fille de chambre. After leaving for Calais, a man with this title remembers meeting Mundungus and Smelfungus in Italy. (-5[1])A Sentimental Journey (-5[1])is narrated by a Laurence Sterne character with this title named Yorick. (10[1])For 10 points, give this title held by the author of a fable about George Washington and a cherry tree, surnamed (10[1])Weems. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: parson [accept Parson Weems, Parson Yorick, or Parson Adams; accept curate; prompt on reverend, minister, rector, pastor, priest, cleric, or clergyman; reject “vicar” or “father”] (Joseph Andrews is by Henry Fielding.)
<HA, British Literature> | NAFTA-Packet-6
= Average correct buzzpoint

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