Round 6: 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, (-5[1])Station (10[1])Eleven. (-5[2])In a short story (-5[1])from this country, Janet quizzes her hospitalized father about the moons of Jupiter before his (10[1])operation. A novelist from this country depicted a re-education center where the narrator recalls Aunt Lydia disciplining her with a cattle (10[1])prod. (10[1])That novel from this country follows Offred’s attempts (10[1])to escape (10[2])from the Republic of (10[1])Gilead. For 10 points, name this home country of Emily St. John Mandel, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. (10[1])■END■

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