Question

This character considers James Joyce’s “uncreated conscience of his race” after giving a speech that describes feeling “more human.” This character recalls his dying grandfather’s advice (15[1])to “overcome ‘em with yeses, (15[3])undermine ‘em (15[1])with grins” (15[3])after (15[1])donning a large hat and green sunglasses that make him look like a (15[1])con man named Rinehart. (15[5])A hospitalization (15[1])after (15[1])an accident (15[1]-5[1])at the (*) Liberty (10[1])Paint (10[1])factory (10[3])leads to this (10[1])character (10[2])receiving electroshock (10[2])treatment. (10[5]-5[1])White men in tuxedos watch as this character grabs fake gold (10[1])coins on an electrified carpet (10[1])after being blindfolded (10[1])and made to fight (10[2])nine other Black boys at once (10[1])in a “battle royal.” This character hides from Ras the Destroyer in an underground room (10[1])lit by (10[1])hundreds of lights. For 10 points, identify this unnamed narrator of a novel (10[2])by Ralph Ellison. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: the invisible man [accept answers that describe the narrator, protagonist, or title character of Invisible Man]
<HG, American Literature>
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