Question

After bicycling 15 miles to swim in a river, two characters in this novel have sex, as implied by the line “this is how it was.” (10[1])In this novel, a doctor interrupts a Christmas (10[1])party with a long speech on Karl Marx, whom the doctor named his son after. A boy in this novel becomes a quiet loner after accidentally shooting his neighbor in the face with a BB gun. After a failed prom party in this novel, a tomboy feels music “boil inside her” as she listens to Beethoven’s Third. In this novel, the sudden erratic behavior of a slovenly Greek man results (10[1])in his detention in a state asylum, where news of his death (10[1])causes his deaf-mute best friend to shoot himself in the chest. (10[1])For 10 points, characters like Jake Blount and Mick Kelly confide in John Singer in what novel by Carson McCullers? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
<George Washington A, American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John MarvinChicago AIndiana A2510
Andrew WangIllinois AIllinois B3310
Aden SunChicago BWashU B10310
Braden BoothMissouriWashU A11510
Alvin GuoChicago DIllinois C12610
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BMissoui S&T14710

Summary

Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y650%0%17%125.67
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%91.50
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%147.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y475%0%25%140.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%134.50
UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%10%130.78
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y786%0%0%114.17