Carmen Maria Machado - Florida

Question

In a story by this author, the narrator states she does not know whether the area protected by a green ribbon was “wet with blood and openings or smooth and neutered like the nexus between the legs of a doll.” For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this author whose collection Her Body and Other Parties opens with “The Husband Stitch.”

ANSWER: Carmen Maria Machado

[10m] Machado is currently visiting faculty at this university, her alma mater. This university’s MFA faculty have included Marilynne Robinson and Raymond Carver.

ANSWER: University of Iowa [accept Iowa Writer’s Workshop]

[10e] Machado also wrote a memoir about an abusive lesbian relationship titled for a “Dream” one of these places. One of these places “On Mango Street” titles a Sandra Cisneros novel.

ANSWER: house [accept In the Dream House; accept The House on Mango Street]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	20%	20%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	15.00	100%	33%	17%
Eastern Canada	Main	Y	12	11.67	92%	17%	8%
Florida	Main	Y	6	13.33	100%	17%	17%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	7	14.29	100%	29%	14%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	11.00	100%	10%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	10	19.00	100%	50%	40%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	20%	20%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	0%	100%
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	12	17.50	100%	50%	25%
North	Main	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	14.17	92%	33%	17%
Northwest	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
South Central	Main	Y	8	15.00	100%	25%	25%
Southeast	Main	Y	8	13.75	100%	38%	0%
UK	Main	Y	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	4	10.00	100%	0%	0%

Data


Melbourne A	ERAU A	0	0	10	10
ERAU B	FSU	0	0	10	10
UF A	UCF B	0	0	10	10
UF D	Melbourne B	0	0	10	10
UCF A	UF E	10	0	10	20
FIU	USF	0	10	10	20