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 doll, to illuminate a room. After a boiler explosion at a paint (10[1])factory, a character in this novel (10[1])undergoes electroshock (10[1])therapy (10[1])and realizes he has forgotten his name. That character in this novel wins a college scholarship by fighting in a “Battle Royal.” This novel’s narrator (-5[1])lives in an underground room lit by (10[1])1,369 lightbulbs after a riot led by Ras the Exhorter. For 10 points, (10[1])name this novel about the title unnamed Black man, by Ralph (-5[1])Ellison. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AUNC C4910
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty B5510
Josh SchmidtLiberty AUNC A5710
Carly HemaniJames Madison AAppalachian State B5810
Koji BilbaoDuke AJames Madison B83-5
Timothy PorterVCUVirginia Tech B9010
Gentry DowdyLiberty CDuke B10310
Jacob SchildkrautWilliam & MaryNC State114-5
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BDuke A11610
John GambleNC StateWilliam & Mary11610
Simon BursteinVirginiaUNC D11610
Michael EngUNC DVirginia1160