Question

A dream in this novel features a character who won’t laugh at clowns and an infinite series of envelopes. (10[1])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 factory, (10[1])a character in this novel undergoes electroshock therapy and realizes he has forgotten his name. That character in this novel wins a college scholarship by fighting in a “Battle Royal.” (10[2])This novel’s narrator lives in an underground room 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. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Invisible Man [reject “The Invisible Man”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)1810
Andrew YangColumbia BPenn B (DII)5010
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Rutgers B8010
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Maryland A (DII)8010
Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)11410
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Rowan A (DII)11510
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)NYU B11610

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