1. What similar "identity" problem do the characters from "Ex-Basketball Player" and "Glory Days" face? 2. Explain the similarities in the identify issues faced by the characters in  Langston Hughes' poem "I Too Sing America" and "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker. 3. What sort of epiphany or realization does the speaker reach in "Harlem Birthday Party"? 4. If you look at the works on identify as a whole, what are some conclusions you might come to realize about people you already know or will meet in the future?  (In other words, what essential truths might a reader learn about others from these readings?) Be specific and refer to works or groups of works.  "Miss Brill" "Harlem Birthday Party" "Ex-Basketball Player" "Richard Cory" "Barbie Doll" "For My Father" "I, Too Sing America" "The Stolen Party" "Theme for English B" 5. Explain how the setting (both time and place) creates suspense in "The Day It Happened."  Include one quote from the short story to support your answer . .

1. 1.
What similar "identity" problem do the characters from "Ex-
Basketball Player" and "Glory Days" face?
2.
Explain the similarities in the identify issues faced by the
characters in Langston Hughes' poem "I Too Sing America" and
"The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker.
3.
What sort of
epiphany or realization
does the speaker reach in "Harlem Birthday Party"?
4.
If you look at the works on identify as a whole, what are some
conclusions you might come to realize about people you already
know or will meet in the future? (In other words, what essential
truths might a reader learn about others from these
readings?) Be specific and refer to works or groups of works.
"Miss Brill"
"Harlem Birthday Party"
"Ex-Basketball Player"
"Richard Cory"
"Barbie Doll"
"For My Father"
"I, Too Sing America"
"The Stolen Party"
"Theme for English B"

2. 5.
Explain how the
setting
(both time and place) creates
suspense
in "The Day It Happened."
Include one quote from the short story to support your answer
.