Question

A dream in this novel features a character who won’t laugh at clowns and an infinite series of envelopes. A character in this novel burns the contents of a briefcase, including his high school diploma and a Sambo (10[1])doll, to illuminate a room. (10[2])After a boiler explosion at a paint factory, a character (10[1])in this novel (10[1])undergoes (10[1])electroshock therapy and realizes he has forgotten his name. That character (10[1])in this novel wins a college scholarship by fighting in a “Battle Royal.” (10[1])This novel’s narrator lives in an underground room (10[1])lit by 1,369 lightbulbs after a riot led by Ras the Exhorter. For 10 points, name this novel about the title unnamed Black man, by Ralph (10[1])Ellison. ■END■

ANSWER: Invisible Man [reject “The Invisible Man”]
<American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sophia MadrazoPurdue BPurdue A3710
Jack PirosIllinois CChicago B4210
Sam KonkelChicago ANotre Dame A4210
David NickelPurdue CNotre Dame C5210
Waverly O'MalleyIowa BSIUE5510
Arthur ZhangNorthwestern AIowa A5610
Sriram KoritalaIllinois AIllinois D6710
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BWashU B8010
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIndiana8810
Conner YamnitzWashU AIllinois B11410

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%67.56
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%14%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%74.33
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%84.44
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%0%81.86
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%0%63.30