Question

In a story by this author, a man with only one ear and a heart that beats 40 times a minute is beaten up by a man who tells the protagonist to go to Mancelona. The protagonist of another story by this author feels “quite sure that he would never die” and witnesses a man slit his throat after a C-section. A character (10[2])repeats “please” (10[1])to a man who bought her an Anis del Toro in a story (10[1])in this American author's collection Men Without Women. This author of “Indian Camp” wrote a story in which (-5[1])the American (-5[1])says to Jig that an abortion is (10[1])“just to let the air in.” In a novella by this author, Manolin discusses Joe DiMaggio with Santiago, (10[1])an unlucky fisherman. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author of “Hills Like White Elephants” and The Old Man and (10[1])the Sea. ■END■

ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway [or Ernest Miller Hemingway] (The first line is from “The Battler.”)
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Nathan ZhangCornell CRutgers B10410
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Summary

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