Question

A member of this family gets his shirt caught on a nail while delivering a letter to his uncle's mistress. While holding a knife to his sister’s (-5[1])throat, a member of this family is saddened by the smell of honeysuckle. A member of this family repeatedly refuses a cigar from the card-cheating Herbert Head. One member of this family is told to “stop moaning” by his caretaker (*) Luster while he watches golfers. Dalton Ames impregnates a member of this family who “smells like trees” according to her handicapped brother. A member of this family commits suicide (10[1])by jumping into the Charles River over the despair (10[1])of his incestual feelings for his sister Caddy. Jason, Quentin, and Benjy are members of, for 10 points, what family chronicled in William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury? ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Compson family
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthColumbia Ly-α26-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRIT9510
Ryan XuCornell FireRochester C10410
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Earth13410
Gianna PetineRochester BRochester A1340
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B1340

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y475%0%25%111.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y888%50%25%67.86