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Paper Instructions:

Answer one of the following questions utilizing examples from the book.    Your answer should be three to four typed, double-spaced pages.    Use parentheses to indicate page numbers when you use quotes.    

1. How did members of the Ise family perceive the Kansas landscape?    Did these perceptions change over time?    What challenges did the Kansas environment present for the Ise family?

2. How did the Ise family function as an unit?    What roles did men perform?    What roles did women perform?    What distinctions do you see between masculinity and femininity in this family?    Who was the center of strength in the family?    Why do you say this?