Kurt Vonnegut - Southern California

Question

In a story by this author, the title character is shot by the Handicapper General Diana Moon Glampers. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this science fiction author who imagined a world in which “everyone was finally equal” in “Harrison Bergeron.” This author wrote the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

ANSWER: Kurt Vonnegut [or Kurt Vonnegut Jr.]

[10h] “Harrison Bergeron” appears alongside “All the King’s Horses” in a collection titled for this short story. In this story, a “Nothinghead” named Billy the Poet kidnaps the suicide hostess Nancy McLuhan.

ANSWER: “Welcome to the Monkey House”

[10m] This recurring character is cited as the author of “Welcome to the Monkey House” in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim is a fan of this fictional writer, whom Vonnegut based on Theodore Sturgeon.

ANSWER: Kilgore Trout [or Kilgore Trout]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	18.33	100%	67%	17%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	16.00	100%	40%	20%
Florida	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	9	15.56	100%	44%	11%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	16.67	100%	44%	22%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	5	12.00	100%	20%	0%
North	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	11	17.27	100%	55%	18%
Pacific	Main	Y	7	18.57	100%	57%	29%
South Central	Main	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	8	15.00	88%	63%	0%
UK (North)	UK	Y	3	23.33	100%	100%	33%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%

Data


UCSD B	Claremont B	10	0	10	20
UCSD A	UC Irvine	10	0	0	10
UC Santa Barbara	Claremont C	10	10	10	30
UCLA C	UCLA A	10	0	10	20
UCLA E	Claremont A	10	0	10	20
USC A	UCLA D	10	0	0	10