Question

What is the great secret of the narrator’s life in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man?

He wants to play ragtime music.
His father is white.
He wants to attend college.
He is half black and half white.

Answer 1

He is half black and half white.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the book, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the great secret of the narrator’s life is that he is half black and half white.

The narrator states that one of his great secrets was that he was light skinned enough to pass as a white man even though he is not white. This is because he is of a mixed race.