Question

In a story by this author, the teenage narrator discusses the film “The Day After” with an older woman with whom he has an affair while she teaches at his high school. Five (15[1])sections labeled for the number of years after a breakup divide a story by this author. (15[1])The instruction to take an out-of-town girl for dinner was included (-5[1])in a story by this author presented as dating (15[1])advice. (15[3])This author wrote a story (15[1]10[1])in which a Kenyan man marries a girl who sends her ex-boyfriend (*) emails of (-5[1])fifty (-5[1])mistresses, (10[1])titled “The Cheater’s Guide to Love.” (10[5]-5[1])This author of the collections Drown (10[1])and This is How (10[1])You Lose (10[1])Her (10[1])wrote a novel (10[1])in which the fukú (10[1])curse (-5[1])affects an overweight (10[1])Rutgers graduate. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name (10[1])this Dominican-born author whose recurring character Yunior narrates (10[1])The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[6])

ANSWER: Junot Díaz (The first story is “Miss Lora.” The third sentence refers to “How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie).”)
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%88.67
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%50%0%101.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%25%0%93.67
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%20%109.40
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%115.50
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%33%33%93.33
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y475%0%50%126.67
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y875%38%13%85.17
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%119.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan PantNYU AJHU A3215
Arjun KalaIllinois BNotre Dame C4815
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AOhio State C59-5
Omer KeskinSay itGressenheller A6815
Joel MilesMinnesotaChicago A6915
Thomas TibbettsUCFUF B6915
Joy AnHarvard ABU6915
Charles HangWUSTLNotre Dame B7415
Jim FanUNC BUNC C7410
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley A88-5
Andre WongLSEFour Times I Have Despised My Soul89-5
Michal GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley C9010
Ariel FaederPittsburghOhio State A9610
Coby TranChicago BIllinois A9610
Logan MathisSIUENotre Dame A96-5
William OrrYale AMIT9610
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ARIT A9610
Vincent DuUNC ADuke A9610
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANorthwestern B10210
Gus VanskikeMarylandNYU B10610
Adam Jones3HK1MMSee it10810
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulLSE10910
William GoldenHoustonTAMU11210
Kayla DrajpuchBrandeisHarvard B11610
Moses KitakuleColumbiaPrinceton117-5
Andrei HuiSortedThe Crying of Team 4912010
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AIndiana B12210
Jack LengaCarnegie MellonMichigan B125-5
Athena ShaddenTexas ATexas B12610
Khanh NguyenUF AUF C13410
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley B14110
Kevin ZhengMichigan BCarnegie Mellon14210
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State CMichigan A14210
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State B1420
Matthew LamOhio State BMichigan State1420
Eric YangPurdueIllinois C1420
David ZhangIllinois CPurdue1420
Andres CordobaYale BTufts1420
Dylan TanouyeTuftsYale B1420
Jake GrodnerPrincetonColumbia14210
Ved MuthuswamyOxford School for QuiznessLimp Chriskit14210