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What is the name of his most famous book?
Of mice and men
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What is the name of one of John's sons?
Thomas
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When was Steinbeck born?
1902
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Who are the main characters in the book?
George and Lennie
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How many sisters did Steinbeck have?
3
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What state was Steinbeck born in?
California
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Who killed the farm owners wife?
Lennie
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Which of Steinbeck's novels received the Pulitzer Prize in 1940?
The Grapes of Wrath
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What did Steinbeck's books offer to people?
Social protest
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Whom did Steinbeck receive his love of literature from?
His mother
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How rich landowners use migrants as workers at the ranches.
As a young man, Steinbeck worked on local ranches which formed the basis of many of his novels. About what?
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What is John Steinbeck's mom's name?
Olive Steinbeck
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When did Steinbeck decide that he wanted to be a writer?
In high school
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What year did the book come out?
1937
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What is the biggest award he has ever won?
The nobel prize
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What is the book that Steinbeck began his writing career with?
Cup of Gold, 1929
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Which of the following was Steinbeck's childhood influence?
King Arthur's Tales
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What is the name of the farm owners son?
Curley
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