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

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