Packet 9: Tossup 11

At the end of this novel, the protagonist’s laughter concludes a nursery rhyme that warns “Better start running, the Black Cook’s coming!” (15[2])A "Mediterranean" (15[1])somnambulist in this novel is killed (-5[1])during the Allied invasion of Normandy. After bringing a statue (15[1])of Jesus to life, this novel’s protagonist (15[3])joins a gang of street urchins named (*) “The Dusters.” (10[5]-5[2])In this novel, (10[1])a jazz band called The Rhine River Three (10[1])is formed after the (-5[1])main character’s (10[1])father (10[1])dies (10[1])while choking on a Nazi (10[1])party pin. (10[2])The protagonist, (10[3])whose voice can break glass, (10[4])decides to stop growing (10[1])at the age of (10[1])three (10[1]-5[1])in, for 10 points, (10[1])what novel (10[1])about Oskar Matzerath by Gunter Grass? ■END■ (10[3]0[3])

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