Question
This one-time comics writer often stuffed some of her 300 pet snails in her pockets while traveling. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author whose time working in Bloomingdale's toy department inspired the character Carol in her lesbian novel The Price of Salt.
ANSWER: Patricia Highsmith [or Claire Morgan; or Mary Patricia Plangman]
[10e] Guy and Bruno trade murders in a Patricia Highsmith novel titled for Strangers on one of these vehicles. Anna Karenina kills herself by being hit by one of these vehicles.
ANSWER: a train [accept Strangers on a Train]
[10m] A clock ticking during this event titles a story in Highsmith's Mermaids on the Golf Course. In the third stave of a novella titled for this event, the protagonist is asked, "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
ANSWER: Christmas [accept A Clock Ticks at Christmas; accept A Christmas Carol]
<Literature - British Literature - Short Fiction>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 13.10 | 100% | 21% | 10% |