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

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