Question

One story by this author ends after an old man is told to stop staring at the title flower in a nearby apartment window everyday. This author’s early story “The Geranium” was rewritten to create (15[1])the story “Judgment Day.” A character in a story by this author claims he was “buried alive” in a penitentiary after a doctor accused him of killing his father. A procession into heaven is witnessed by the protagonist of a story by this author who is called a (*) “wart hog from hell” by a girl in a waiting room. (10[1])In a story by this author (10[1])of “Revelation,” one woman (10[1])dies after screaming, (10[1])“You’re one of my own children!” (10[3])That story by this author ends after Bailey’s family is killed by The Misfit. (10[4])For 10 points, name this Southern author of “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” ■END■

ANSWER: Flannery O’Connor [or Mary Flannery O'Connor]
<MH, American Literature>
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Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%25%0%91.25
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%0%0%113.75

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathan ZhangCornell WindCornell Earth3415
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B9310
Robert CondronChicago APurdue C9910
Shourjo GanguliOhio State APurdue B10310
Braden BoothMissouriPurdue A10610
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Fire11210
Giifti BentiSIUE AChicago D11210
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago B11210
Cade ReinbergerRITRochester C12610
Ryan HappelSIUE BChicago C12610
Biyang ZhangMichigan AOhio State B12610
Kevin ZhengMichigan BOhio State C12610