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 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. 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[2])That story by this author ends after Bailey’s family is killed by The Misfit. (10[3])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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Robert CondronChicago APurdue C9910
Shourjo GanguliOhio State APurdue B10310
Braden BoothMissouriPurdue A10610
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago B11210
Giifti BentiSIUE AChicago D11210
Biyang ZhangMichigan AOhio State B12610
Kevin ZhengMichigan BOhio State C12610
Ryan HappelSIUE BChicago C12610

Summary

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