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

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Wrath5010
Justin LehtinenUW SlothBoise State5810
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BArizona State A6510
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUW Greed8010
Tai BelkeUBC AUBC B8110
Haylee WeisnerUW LustUW Envy8210
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityAlberta91-5
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW Chastity11610

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