Round 1: Tossup 5

At the start of a novel from this country, a paramedic fails to save an actor playing King Lear who has a heart attack on stage. Civilization is wiped out by the “Georgia flu” in that novel from this country, Station Eleven. In a short story from this country, Janet quizzes her hospitalized father about the moons of Jupiter (10[1])before his operation. A novelist from this country depicted a re-education center where the narrator recalls Aunt Lydia (-5[1])disciplining her with a cattle prod. That novel from this country follows Offred’s attempts (10[1])to escape from the Republic of Gilead. For 10 points, (10[1])name this home country of Emily St. John Mandel, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. ■END■ (10[1])

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