Question
A novel-within-a-novel by this author features the sci-fi writer Alex Thomas, who had an affair with the narrator Iris Chase. This author described Nicole working at The Clothes Hound and being recruited by the Pearl Girls in a covert mission to support the Mayday group. In another novel by this author, one character finds a mock-Latin phrase that translates as “Don’t let the bastards grind you down” while serving in the house of Serena Joy. That novel by this author of The Testaments is set in the dystopian Republic of Gilead where Offred is forced to produce children as one of the title characters. For 10 points, name this Canadian author of The Handmaid’s Tale. ■END■
ANSWER: Margaret Atwood [or Margaret Eleanor Atwood] (The first line is from The Blind Assassin.)
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Belke | UBC A | UW Wrath | 50 | 10 |
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 10% | 75.40 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 67.50 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 50.00 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 80.42 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 67% | 0% | 44% | 74.17 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 60.00 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 78.13 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 58.00 |