Round 2: Tossup 13

In a story by this author, a lonely sea monster destroys a lighthouse after hearing its fog horn. Metallic mice carry a mangy dog in a story by this author in which a broken clock chimes “Today is August 4, (15[1])2026!” (15[1])Children in a story by this author (15[1])enjoy (15[1])two hours of sunlight (15[1])after stuffing Margot in a closet. (-5[1])A story by this author titled for (15[1])a (15[1])Sara (*) Teasdale poem ends as the ruins of an empty, automated house burn down. This author of “All Summer in a Day” and “There Will Come Soft Rains” (10[1])wrote a novel in which the works of authors with “evil thoughts” are (10[1])destroyed by firemen (10[1])like Guy Montag. (10[2])For 10 points, name this (10[1])author (10[1])of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit (10[1])451. ■END■ (10[1])

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