Question

In a short story by this author, Delia’s abusive husband Sykes dies from a rattlesnake bite. That short story by this author, “Sweat,” was published in the only edition of the literary magazine Fire!! In a novel by this author, a chorus of vultures chant “bare, bare fat” following the funeral of Mat Bonner’s mule. An unmarked grave believed to belong to this author was inscribed with the epitaph “a genius of the South” in reference to an Alice Walker essay. (10[1])A character created by this author returns to Eatonville, Florida (10[1])after shooting (10[1])her rabid (10[2])third husband Tea (-5[1])Cake during a hurricane. (10[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])author (10[1])who wrote about Janie Crawford in Their Eyes Were Watching God. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Zora Neale Hurston (Fire!! magazine only printed a single issue before its headquarters burned down.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anna KuangCornell ECornell C8010
Carlos GonzalezSyracuseCornell D9010
Owen LinderBinghamton ARIT B9210
Brian HoffCornell BPenn State9410
Gianna PettineU of Rochester BBinghamton C9410
Danny CutbillRIT ARIT C97-5
Aidan CranerU of Rochester AESF10110
Bianca Van ZileBinghamton BCornell G10610
Kritanu SahaCornell ACornell F10710
Jude Mejia-VazquezRIT CRIT A1190

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%11%95.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%82.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%90.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY10100%0%20%87.30
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%88.33
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%84.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY863%0%38%58.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%81.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%45.00