Question

In a novel by this author, the manifestation of a snake from a fireplace leads Orianna to convince her family the world is ending and that only those who remain in the Halloran house will be spared. “MELODY,” “GLOUCESTER,” and “PEGASUS” are the three magic words of a character created by this author who uses “safeguards” such as a box of silver dollars to protect the title place. In a novel by this author of The (*) Sundial, a structure that had stood “for eighty years and might stand for eighty more” begins to display strange messages pleading to “HELP (10[1])ELEANOR COME HOME.” In that novel by this author, Dr. Montague investigates (10[1])the haunting of the title estate. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, name this author of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill (10[1])House. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Shirley Jackson [or Shirley Hardie Jackson]
<Kevin Wang, American Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arjun KalaIllinois BWUSTL9810
Michael HundingIllinois AMinnesota11010
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AIndiana A11610
Ned TagtmeierChicago ANotre Dame B11610
Davis JohnsonPurdueNorthwestern B11810
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BNotre Dame A13510
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame CChicago B1370
Logan MathisSIUEIllinois C13710
Coby TranChicago BNotre Dame C1370

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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%122.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y1100%0%0%124.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%92.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y4100%0%50%126.25
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%101.00
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2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%25%124.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y888%0%0%118.57
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%103.50