Question
In a story by this author, a wounded criminal is carried into town by his father, who asks him to listen for dogs barking. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author of the story collection El llano en llamas who wrote a novel about Juan Preciado seeking his father, whose name contains the Spanish word for "wasteland."
ANSWER: Juan Rulfo [or Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno]
[10e] Rulfo is an author from this country. Native author Octavio Paz wrote about this country in The Labyrinth of Solitude.
ANSWER: Mexico
[10h] The public-domain website Ciudad Seva that hosts many of Rulfo's stories is named for a fictional town in this region. An author born in this region wrote the cross-genre Spanglish novel Yo-Yo Boing.
ANSWER: Puerto Rico [or PR; prompt on the United States or America or USA]
<Literature - World Literature - Misc Literature>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremd | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Lambert A | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Strake Jesuit B | Alabama Cyber Tech | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |