Question

In a short story by this author, a 12-year-old girl accidentally burns down her house and is sold into prostitution by her grandmother. (10[1])Another story by this author is centered around a group of women mourning the death of a figure found washed ashore, who is given the name Esteban. (10[2])This author of “The Handsomest (10[1])Drowned Man in the World” described a rain storm that lasts for five years after the massacre of banana plantation workers. (10[1])That novel by this author opens with a firing squad executing (10[2])Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who (10[1])recalls the founding of the town of Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Gabriel García Márquez [prompt on García or Márquez] (The first line is “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryUNC B2210
Josh SchmidtLiberty AAppalachian State B4910
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State ADuke B4910
Timothy PorterVCUTusculum5410
Jonathan BostLiberty BUNC D7510
Connor KahnNC StateJames Madison A8610
Connor KahnNC StateJames Madison A8610
Ivan SumaneevUNC CJames Madison B9010
Gentry DowdyLiberty CVirginia11410
Max KhurzmanUNC AVirginia Tech B11410

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%89.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%73.38
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2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1191%0%27%79.50
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