Question
The narrator of a short story by this author claims his grandchildren are spoiled brats after they change their names to Matt and Flora and complain about a teacher misreading their surname as “Eleven.” In another story by this author, a man is horrified to see a bucket of water being poured over his lawyer, who is handcuffed to a tree in the backyard. A woman in a novel by this author bursts into tears after seeing on the television that a man who had raped her years ago has become a successful entrepreneur. After a policeman throws tea over his feet and wrongly arrests him, the protagonist of a story by this author intentionally starts a hepatitis epidemic in retaliation. In a novel by this author, a doctor spends 18 years doing the title action so he can divorce his wife Shuyu and marry Manna Wu. For 10 points, name this Chinese-American author of the short story “Saboteur” and the novel Waiting. ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Vedul Palavajjhala | WUSTL B | Yale B | 143 | 10 |