Question

A story by this author ends with a foul-mouthed woman driving the protagonist to a Greyhound station in her pickup truck and musing on the title waterway. In a novel by this author, a group of boys steal a character’s keys and demand that she kiss each of them (20[1])to get them back. (20[2])The protagonist of a novel (20[1])by this author explains that her name means “hope” in (20[1])one language, but (20[2])“sadness” (20[1])in another. (20[2]0[1])A character created by this (20[1])author (20[1]0[1])is abandoned by her more (*) sexually mature friend Sally (10[2]0[1])at a carnival, (10[4])which leads to her (10[2])being sexually (10[1])assaulted. (10[1])A novel by this author is told in (0[1])vignettes and chronicles a year in the life of Esperanza Cordero after her (10[1])family moves to the title location. (10[1])For 10 points, what Chicana author wrote The House on Mango Street? (10[2])■END■ (10[2]0[5])

ANSWER: Sandra Cisneros (The story described in the first sentence is “Woman Hollering Creek.”)
<Chandler West, Literature - American - Long Fiction&gt; ~24026~ &lt;Editor: Chandler West>
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Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3385%36%0%89.61

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BElkhorn North4820
Riona DuncanWalter PaytonInnovation Academy A5220
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralThomas Jefferson C5220
Sam AsplundWinnebagoSaint Joseph5720
Elliott LeeThomas Jefferson AMexico6720
Vincent WangIrvington ABarrington B7020
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallStevenson A7020
Evan SchleckHunter AThomas Jefferson B7120
Dillon RobertsonCarbondaleJohn Adams A7320
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastJohn Adams B7320
Grace SunStevenson BThomas Jefferson D730
Aditya ShivaswamySt. Mark'sDetroit Catholic Central A7820
Rohan KherBarrington AChattahoochee A7920
Fahian JoyHunter BDetroit Catholic Central C790
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill ADallas County8810
Alex StumburDunbarWinston Churchill B880
Arjun KalaUniversity LabMira Loma8810
Bharathi KancharlaMaggie Walker BMoberly9110
Evan LinWoodlandDetroit Catholic Central B9110
Arthur GaydenDetroit Country DayJohns Creek A9110
Nathan WuPlymouthTroy9110
Ali HamzehKinkaidSolon9510
Brodie HenryWest PointCincinnati Hills Christian9510
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdRichard Montgomery9710
Ave RiegerNorthmont AChattahoochee B9810
Charles HeydtMidtownRockford Auburn A1060
Owen ArnesonParkway WestHoover B11910
Vien NguyenMaggie Walker ANorris12510
Lily ThaiNew BrightonJohns Creek B13710
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill BDunbar13710
Luca BalescuMercer CountyHeights1380
Joseph HarrisonDetroit Catholic Central CHunter B13810
Coby ThammavongRockford Auburn AMidtown13810
David BertolasiBelvidereNorthmont B1380
Kyan van BeekLake HighlandMaggie Walker C1380
Bryce CruiseHeightsMercer County1380
Varun VenkatagiriInnovation Academy BWaukee1380