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Packet A: Bonus 9

A story by this author opens with a phone call between Muriel and her mother, who expresses her concerns about the protagonist’s mental state. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author of the short story collection Nine Stories and the novel The Catcher in the Rye.
ANSWER: J. D. Salinger [or Jerome David Salinger]
[10m] In this story by Salinger, Seymour Glass commits suicide after having a conversation with Sybil Carpenter about the title animals.
ANSWER: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”
[10h] During their conversation, Sybil explains she lives in this state’s town of Whirly Wood. Another work titled “Uncle Wiggily in [this state]” also appears in Salinger’s Nine Stories.
ANSWER: Connecticut [or CT; accept “Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut”]
<Toronto A, American Literature> | Packet A

HeardPPBE %M %H %
9616.8896%52%21%

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Southern CaliforniaMain✓717.14100%71%0%
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓415.00100%50%0%
FloridaMain✓412.50100%25%0%
Great LakesMain✓1020.00100%70%30%
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Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓110.00100%0%0%
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NorthMain✓417.50100%25%50%
NortheastMain✓225.00100%100%50%
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SoutheastMain✓1215.0092%42%17%
Upstate NYMain✓514.00100%40%0%