Notable Works
Symbolism from Of Mice and Men
Characters from Of Mice and Men
Steinbeck's Life
Literary Influence
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What is the story of two friends traveling for work, and facing many difficulties along the way?
Of Mice and Men
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George and Lennie dream of owning a farm and living on it for the rest of their lives. There would be rabbits for Lennie and no workers. What does this farm represent?
Freedom, self-reliance, and protection from cruelties
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Who is the character that has a large build but is mentally slow?
Lennie
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How many sisters did Steinbeck have?
Three
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What is region of which Steinbeck was familiar with which helped him decide to set "Tortilla Flats" in Monterey, California?
Monterey, California
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What is the novel did Steinbeck publish in 1939 that won him the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
Grapes of Wrath
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Lennie is given a puppy. Lennie accidentally kills the innocent animal with his brute strength. What does this symbolize?
The unaware vicious nature of some people
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Who is the main character that leads at ends up killing Lennie at the end of the novel?
George
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What is the year in which Steinbeck was born?
1902
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What is major financial crisis plagued the U.S. and influenced the novel the "Grapes of Wrath"
The Great Depression
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What is the novel about a young boy who wants to be a pirate?
Cup of Gold
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One of the characters, Candy, has a dog. This dog used to be a sheepherder but now is old, toothless, and smelly. The dog ends up being killed. What does this represent?
This shows that once something or someone has no use to the master it is discarded
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This character joins in the plan with Lennie and George to buy a farm. He is an old handyman who only can use one hand. He also had a dog that who had to be put down. Who is this character?
Candy
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What is the city in which Steinbeck was born?
Salinas, California
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What is the profession of the man Steinbeck worked along side of in Mexico which influenced him to write "Sea of Cortez"?
a marine biologist
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What is the novel that was Steinbeck's first commercial success?
Tortilla Flats
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George plays solitaire with many of the other work hands. None of them ever seem to win. It is a game of luck. This card game represents the event of what?
Chance
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What is the name of the character that was a black stable hand who worked on the farm with Lennie and George?
Crooks
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What is the number of books in which Steinbeck has written?
27
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What is the name of the novel that Steinbeck wrote while working as a caretaker at Lake Tahoe
Cup of Gold
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What is the first novel of the Dust Bowl Trilogy?
In Dubious Battle
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The men on the farm are known as "hands" who all work together as one unit. What does this represent in society?
A loss of individualism and identity
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What is the name of the owner of the farm whose wife seems to always get mixed with men who work?
Curley
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What is the name of the woman in which he married in 1929
Carol Henning
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Who s the person responsible for starting Steinbeck's love for writing?
Steinbeck's mother
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