Question

In a story by this author, a family pretends to be on a fishing trip before William Thomas destroys his family’s way home to Minnesota so they can escape a war. This author wrote a story where the psychologist David McClean picks up Lydia’s bloody scarf after visiting the nursery of two troubled children. (10[1])In a story (10[2])by this author, Travis tells a character to dig bullets (10[1])from the mouth of an animal marked with red paint (10[1])before that man realizes Deutscher won an election. (10[1])In a novel by this author, the protagonist learns a girl is hit by a car after she says to him that “I’m seventeen and I’m crazy.” This author of “The Veldt” wrote about Eckels stepping on a butterfly in “A Sound of Thunder.” For 10 points, name this author of The Martian (10[1])Chronicles, who wrote about (10[1])Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ray Bradbury [or Ray Douglas Bradbury] (The first line is from “The Million-Year Picnic.”)
<American Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan PantNYU APrinceton A5310
William OrrYale AVassar5610
Jason QinColumbia BRutgers A5610
Chenyao LiuPenn BYale C6610
Alex MoonPenn ARutgers B7610
Forrest WeintraubColumbia ACornell C8410
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPrinceton B13710
Ashish KumbhardareRowan ANYU B14110
William HelmanBard AColumbia C14710

Summary

2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%0%90.67