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Who owns the house that the friends live in together in the book Tortilla Flat New Longman Literature Steinbeck by John Steinbeck?
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John Steinbeck wrote a book entitled "Of Mice and Men." This phrase originally comes from a poem written by which poet?
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In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, who ends up dying?
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334 times (60.8%) |
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For which novel did John Steinbeck win the Pulitzer Prize?
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1680 times |
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923 times (49.7%) |
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757 times (40.8%) |
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Which of these novels by John Steinbeck is/are NOT (primarily) set in California?
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381 times |
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71 times (13.2%) |
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310 times (57.5%) |
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Which of these book titles by John Steinbeck is/are based on lines from plays by William Shakespeare?
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232 times (21.2%) |
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651 times (59.5%) |
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What biblical story does John Steinbeck's East of Eden parallel?
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7418 times |
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5459 times (64.0%) |
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medium |
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1959 times (23.0%) |
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1110 times (13.0%) |
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In Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck, who is Charley?
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17526 times |
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15935 times (66.1%) |
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medium |
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1591 times (6.6%) |
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6589 times (27.3%) |
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John Steinbeck lost the first draft of The Red Pony, and had to start over. Later, he found the original. How different were the two drafts?
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9078 times |
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6573 times (46.6%) |
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2505 times (17.7%) |
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5041 times (35.7%) |
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Which book wasn't written by John Steinbeck?
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3488 times |
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2599 times (70.6%) |
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easy |
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889 times (24.2%) |
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191 times (5.2%) |
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Many of John Steinbeck's novels take place in or around ____.
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5911 times |
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3947 times (60.0%) |
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1964 times (29.9%) |
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664 times (10.1%) |
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In John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men, to whom does Lennie say "George says I ain't to have nothing to do with you- talk to you or nothing."
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3961 times (59.8%) |
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964 times (14.6%) |
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Which of these famous authors has not received the Nobel Prize in Literature?
     
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248 times |
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96 times (31.6%) |
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152 times (50.0%) |
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56 times (18.4%) |
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Which of the following authors won the Nobel Prize for literature first?
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994 times |
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734 times (54.6%) |
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260 times (19.3%) |
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Which of these authors helped to re-write the screenplay of the 1959 film Ben-Hur?
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158 times |
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52 times (22.1%) |
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106 times (45.1%) |
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The musical play Hello Dolly was based on a non-musical play by which famous American writer?
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832 times (34.6%) |
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Which of these is NOT by John Steinbeck...
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1721 times (35.8%) |
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In "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, what was Kino's son's name?
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1975 times |
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943 times (28.5%) |
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1032 times (31.2%) |
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Which of the following writers died after swallowing a piece of a toothpick?
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226 times |
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80 times (19.4%) |
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very difficult |
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146 times (35.4%) |
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187 times (45.3%) |
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Which novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1935, was the fourth of his novels but the one which first drew serious attention to him?
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202 times |
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42 times (16.3%) |
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very difficult |
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160 times (62.3%) |
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55 times (21.4%) |
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In The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, the pony is named after which mountain range?
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156 times |
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63 times (23.9%) |
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93 times (35.2%) |
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In John Steinbeck's novel In Dubious Battle, what political ideology do the main characters promote and fight for?
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99 times |
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59 times (36.9%) |
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40 times (25.0%) |
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Who wrote "The Red Pony"?
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1486 times |
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1193 times (66.7%) |
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293 times (16.4%) |
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302 times (16.9%) |
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In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, what nationality is the Trask family's cook?
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293 times |
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227 times (62.5%) |
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66 times (18.2%) |
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In which geographic location are most of John Steinbeck's novels set?
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128 times |
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106 times (76.8%) |
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22 times (15.9%) |
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John Steinbeck obtained the title of his The Grapes of Wrath from what source?
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225 times |
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126 times (50.6%) |
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All of these writers except one were either born in California, lived a significant part of their lives in California, or both. Who is the exception?
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In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, which fictional character does Kate identify with?
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569 times |
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142 times (15.3%) |
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Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy was inspired by ...
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277 times |
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53 times (9.9%) |
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261 times (48.5%) |
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What was the name of the main family portrayed in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath?
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1186 times |
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956 times (67.2%) |
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