Read this excerpt from "The All-American Slurp." As our family of four sat stiffly in a row, my younger brother and I stole glances at our parents for a clue as to what to do next.

What part of the plot is revealed in this excerpt?

an introduction to the members of the Lin family
a conflict between the narrator and her brother
a conflict in which the Lins are treated unkindly
a resolution in which the Lins feel comfortable

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.