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Round 3: Tossup 13

After the death of a companion, a member of this family states that “wherever there’s a fight, so hungry people can eat- I’ll be there.” A member of this family reprimands his brother for swerving to hit a gopher snake. Muley Graves refuses to accompany this family, a member of whom runs away after Floyd Knowles attacks a (15[1])contractor. A member of this family (*) breastfeeds a starving man found (10[1])inside a barn at the conclusion of a novel. Rose of Sharon and Tom are among members of this family which migrate to California (10[1])following the Dust Bowl. For 10 points, name this family, the protagonists of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Joad family [accept Tom Joad, Al Joad; prompt on Rose of Sharon or Rosasharn by asking “which protagonist family is she a part of?”]
<Literature - American, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 03
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Shishir BharadwajLexington AMansfield B5715
Peter MahowaldBelmont AWellesley6810
Charles DemirjianBelmont BLexington B9210
Suzara KhadkaWaltham AMansfield A1130
Shreyas KandelaMansfield AWaltham A1130

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%33%62.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓367%33%0%68.50
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%0%33%70.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓475%0%25%79.67
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓560%0%0%78.33
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓333%0%0%93.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓450%25%0%46.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓475%25%0%72.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%20%80%89.80
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%38%68.50