Round 1: Tossup 14

A character created by this author tells a story about being gifted earrings from Mrs. Garner to a character who crawls out of a river. In a novel by this author, a character fights with Guitar Bains on a mountain where his ancestor supposedly (15[1])flew back to Africa. A character created by this (15[1])author compares his heart to a tobacco tin where he stuffs his emotions (15[1])from being in a chain gang on the (*) Sweet Home Plantation and is named Paul D. This author, who created Milkman Dead, wrote a novel in which Sethe is haunted by the ghost of a daughter she killed to keep from being enslaved. For (10[1])10 points, name this author of Song of Solomon and Beloved. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Toni Morrison
<Long Fiction — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/20251688%44%0%80.29
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/20255100%80%0%51.40
SPOOKY IX11/20/20255100%60%0%78.00