Bonus
In this novel, Robert Smith’s failed attempt to fly causes Ruth Dead to go into labor. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this novel, in which Milkman travels to Shalimar after learning his grandfather was the title flying figure. At the end of this novel, Pilate is murdered by Guitar, whom Milkman subsequently attacks.
ANSWER: Song of Solomon
[10e] This author partially based Song of Solomon on the Flying Africans, a group of legendary figures in African-American folklore. Her other works include Beloved and The Bluest Eye.
ANSWER: Toni Morrison [or Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison; or Chloe Ardelia Wofford]
[10h] This author referenced the Flying Africans in the novel Wild Seed. This Afrofuturist author wrote Parable of the Sower and described Dana’s trips through time in Kindred.
ANSWER: Octavia E. Butler [or Octavia Estelle Butler]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 106 | 19.15 | 93% | 43% | 57% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 25% | 75% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 21.43 | 100% | 43% | 71% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 50% | 0% | 75% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 89% | 44% | 78% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 19.00 | 90% | 40% | 60% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 22% | 78% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 78% | 56% | 44% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 100% | 78% | 56% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 100% | 0% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 23.33 | 100% | 58% | 75% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 92% | 50% | 33% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |