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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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433 times |
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340 times (60.9%) |
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For which novel did John Steinbeck win the Pulitzer Prize?
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1715 times |
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943 times (49.8%) |
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772 times (40.7%) |
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Which of these novels by John Steinbeck is/are NOT (primarily) set in California?
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387 times |
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72 times (13.1%) |
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315 times (57.3%) |
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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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907 times |
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242 times (21.6%) |
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665 times (59.3%) |
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What biblical story does John Steinbeck's East of Eden parallel?
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7601 times |
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5591 times (64.1%) |
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medium |
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2010 times (23.0%) |
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1125 times (12.9%) |
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In Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck, who is Charley?
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17876 times |
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16240 times (66.1%) |
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1636 times (6.7%) |
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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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9277 times |
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6709 times (46.6%) |
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2568 times (17.8%) |
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5132 times (35.6%) |
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Which book wasn't written by John Steinbeck?
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3602 times |
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2692 times (70.8%) |
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easy |
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910 times (23.9%) |
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200 times (5.3%) |
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Many of John Steinbeck's novels take place in or around ____.
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6066 times |
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4067 times (60.3%) |
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1999 times (29.6%) |
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682 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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4067 times (59.8%) |
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996 times (14.6%) |
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Which of these famous authors has not received the Nobel Prize in Literature?
     
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251 times |
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97 times (31.5%) |
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154 times (50.0%) |
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57 times (18.5%) |
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Which of the following authors won the Nobel Prize for literature first?
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1034 times |
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760 times (54.5%) |
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274 times (19.6%) |
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361 times (25.9%) |
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Which of these authors helped to re-write the screenplay of the 1959 film Ben-Hur?
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163 times |
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54 times (22.5%) |
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109 times (45.4%) |
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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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864 times (34.7%) |
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Which of these is NOT by John Steinbeck...
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2215 times (44.9%) |
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1764 times (35.8%) |
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In "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, what was Kino's son's name?
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2054 times |
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982 times (28.5%) |
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1072 times (31.1%) |
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Which of the following writers died after swallowing a piece of a toothpick?
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229 times |
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82 times (19.7%) |
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very difficult |
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147 times (35.3%) |
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187 times (45.0%) |
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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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205 times |
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44 times (16.9%) |
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very difficult |
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161 times (61.7%) |
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56 times (21.5%) |
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In The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, the pony is named after which mountain range?
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157 times |
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63 times (23.8%) |
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94 times (35.5%) |
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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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102 times |
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62 times (37.8%) |
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Who wrote "The Red Pony"?
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1240 times (66.6%) |
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309 times (16.6%) |
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314 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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300 times |
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232 times (62.4%) |
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68 times (18.3%) |
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In which geographic location are most of John Steinbeck's novels set?
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137 times |
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114 times (77.6%) |
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John Steinbeck obtained the title of his The Grapes of Wrath from what source?
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130 times (50.4%) |
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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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604 times |
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152 times (15.7%) |
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Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy was inspired by ...
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287 times |
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55 times (9.9%) |
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232 times (41.7%) |
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270 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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1238 times |
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999 times (67.5%) |
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239 times (16.1%) |
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