Question
In this story, a man who stands "like Saint Sebastian" fantasizes about only being able to find a Black doctor for his mother, and awkwardly asks a Black man for matches although he has no cigarettes. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this story, in which Julian's mother dies of a stroke after trying to give a penny to a Black boy whose mother wears the same ugly hat as her.
ANSWER: "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
[10e] Everything That Rises Must Converge" was written by this Southern Gothic author of stories like "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."
ANSWER: Flannery O'Connor [or Mary Flannery O’Connor]
[10h] In this O'Connor short story, Mary Grace yells "Go back to hell where you came from, you old wart hog" and throws a book at Ruby Turpin in a waiting room after hearing her racist tirade.
ANSWER: "Revelation"
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai E. Stevenson B | Yukon A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Carmel A | Northside College Prep | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Grosse Pointe South | Downingtown STEM | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hunter B | Montgomery Blair B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Irvington | Georgetown Day | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Northmont | Fremd | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Uni School of Nashville A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 86% | 14% |