Flannery O’Connor - South Central

Question

In one story by this author, a woman who shouts “Jesus stab me in the heart!” is later gored in the chest by a bull. This author of “Greenleaf” also described a man “waiting like Saint Sebastian” while a woman puts on her new green and purple hat. That (10[1])woman from a story by this author has a stroke after her son Julian scolds her for her racist behavior on the bus. (10[1])The cat Pitty Sing causes an accident in a short story by this author in which the Grandmother is killed by the Misfit. For 10 points, name this Southern (10[2])Gothic author of “Everything That Rises Must Converge” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” ■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: Flannery O’Connor [or Mary Flannery O’Connor]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Mason Evans	Tulsa A	Nebraska A	48	10
William Day	Murray State College A	Oklahoma	71	10
CJ Sershon	Central Oklahoma B	Kansas State A	100	10
Anna Pearson	Tulsa B	Harding	100	10
Luke Hasksins	Kansas State B	Rose State	117	0
Aidyn Boren	Murray State College B	Nebraska C	117	0
Anthony Cruz Martinez	Nebraska C	Murray State College B	117	0
Cassidy McIntyre	Rose State	Kansas State B	117	0
Mitchell Hackett	Central Oklahoma A	Nebraska B	117	10

Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	25%	82.67
Southern California	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	14%	77.71
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	60%	0%	0%	63.00
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	8	75%	0%	13%	88.67
Florida	Main	Y	3	100%	0%	0%	81.00
Great Lakes	Main	Y	12	92%	0%	8%	72.45
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	22%	71.25
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	100%	0%	0%	79.00
Midwest	Main	Y	9	89%	0%	11%	68.50
North	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	0%	90.00
Northeast	Main	Y	8	100%	0%	0%	75.88
Pacific	Main	Y	8	100%	0%	13%	79.50
South Central	Main	Y	7	71%	0%	0%	87.20
Southeast	Main	Y	13	92%	0%	8%	73.00
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	60%	0%	0%	83.67