Question

A character created by this author ends a tale with a dwarf named Omba being told to look away as a hero takes off his mask (15[1])to mourn the bird Black Wing. In that story by this author, a college student imitating serial novels tells stories to the (15[1])Comanche Club while driving their (15[2])bus. A story by this author ends with Boo Boo racing her son Lionel after he overhears a maid say a slur. A character created by this author kisses a girl’s foot after she claims to see an animal that (*) gorges itself and dies when it can’t leave its feeding hole. In a story by this (10[1])author of “The Laughing Man” and “Down at the Dinghy,” a man shoots himself after talking with Sybil Carpenter on a beach. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Seymour and other members of the Glass (-5[1])family in stories like “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: J.D. Salinger [or Jerome David Salinger]
<Literature - American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Evan SchleckGathererColumbia B2615
William OrrYaleBard4815
Will HollisterLehigh BLehigh A5315
Eshan PantNYU ANYU B5315
Jack RadoColumbia AColumbia C10910
Lexi TermanRutgersNYU C147-5
Jeff GuanNYU CRutgers1560

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%67%17%57.80
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%0%114.25
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y450%25%50%101.50
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%50%17%84.33
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y1100%0%100%122.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%67%0%73.67