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.” In this novel, a doctor interrupts a Christmas party with a long speech on Karl Marx, whom the doctor named his son after. (10[1])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” (10[1])as she listens to Beethoven’s Third. In this novel, the sudden erratic behavior of a slovenly Greek man results in his detention in a state asylum, where news of his death causes his deaf-mute best friend to shoot himself (10[1])in the chest. For 10 points, characters like Jake Blount and Mick Kelly (10[1])confide in John Singer in what novel by Carson McCullers? ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia BMaryland B4810
William OrrYale ACornell B8410
Eshan PantNYU APenn B12310
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AHaverford A13610
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BHaverford B1470
Emily BussaMaryland APenn A1470
Sasha WertimeHaverford BGeorge Washington B1470
Ivvone ZhouPenn AMaryland A14710
Chauncey LoColumbia CRutgers A14710

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