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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. (15[1]-5[2])Muley Graves refuses to accompany (-5[1])this family, a member of whom runs away after Floyd Knowles attacks a contractor. A member of this family (*) breastfeeds a starving man found inside (-5[1])a barn at the conclusion of a novel. (10[1])Rose of Sharon and Tom are among members of this family which migrate to California following the Dust Bowl. For 10 points, name this family, the protagonists of John Steinbeck’s (10[1])novel The Grapes of Wrath. ■END■ (10[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
Ryan LiuNorth CarolinaGeorgia A39-5
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BTexas A39-5
Aarya JoshiTexas ATexas B3915
Samrat Vibhuti (Challenger-Strawberry Park)CaliforniaWashington44-5
Sita AgastyaNew YorkKentucky69-5
Pranav SivakumarGeorgia BGeorgia C7710
Rio GayakwadWashingtonCalifornia10710
Suchet KuturuGeorgia ANorth Carolina11310
Hanna WuKentuckyNew York11310

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