n Ralph Ellison's "The Black Ball," why does the narrator of the story lie to Mr. Berry when he asks why the man was there? (1 point) Responses to protect the man and himself to protect the man and himself to cause trouble for Mr. Berry to cause trouble for Mr. Berry to be able to get back to his work to be able to get back to his work to explain why had hadn't finished yet to explain why had hadn't finished yet

The narrator of the story lies to Mr. Berry when he asks why the man was there in order to protect both the man and himself.