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 to mourn the bird Black Wing. In that story by this author, a college student imitating serial novels tells stories to the Comanche Club while driving their bus. A story by this author ends with Boo Boo racing her son Lionel after he overhears a maid say a (-5[1])slur. A character created by this author kisses a girl’s (15[1])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 author of “The Laughing Man” and “Down at the Dinghy,” (10[1])a man shoots himself after talking with Sybil Carpenter on a beach. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about (-5[1])Seymour and other members of the Glass 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack LewisMTSUBelmont74-5
Kevin ParkClaremontVanderbilt B8415
Ophelia Cherry-PulayUSN AGeorgia Tech B11910
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLGeorgia Tech C140-5
Brady PinterBelmontMTSU1560

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