John Steinbeck

1.  Which one of John Steinbeck’s novels won a Pulitzer Prize?
Answer: John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes Of Wrath won the Pulitzer prize.

2.  Where and what year was he born?
Answer: John Steinbeck was born 27th February 1902 in Salinas Valley.

3.  Name three of John Steinbeck’s books that were made into Hollywood films
Answer: The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men and The Forgotten Village are three books made into Hollywood films.

4.  In what year did John Steinbeck write of Mice and Men?
Answer: Of Mice and Men was published in 1937

5.  What did John Steinbeck do during WWII?
Answer: Under World War II John did do missions, like helping the norwegian resistance movement. He cleared all his missions in success.

6.  What US President awarded Steinbeck the United States Medal of Freedom
Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson was the man that awarded the United States Medal of Freedom to Steinbeck.

7.   What is John Steinbeck’s Museum called?
Answer: John Steinbeck’s museum is called The National Steinbeck Center.

8.  How old was Steinbeck when he died?
Answer: 66 years old Steinbeck died.

9.  What does the novel “The Moon is Down”, have to do with Norway?
Answer: The Moon Is Down is much like the German occupation of Norway druing World War II.

10.  Find out on the internet the two main characters “Of Mice and Men”.  Tell me a little about them and what the story is about  (8 sentences).
Answer: George is a little man, but very strong. He is a intelligent man. Lennie is a big man that has problems with controlling his strength. They both want to have their own farm with pigs and other animals. Lennie likes to stroke on hair and feather and other things like fur. He has many times killed mice and other animals, by squeezing them, since he can’t control his strength. George doesn’t like that Lennie picks up mice and puts it in his pocket.