John Steinbeck: Biography

When was John Steinbeck born?

• Saint Louis, Missouri

• Salinas, California

• New York City, New York

• Pacific Grove, California

What experience did John Steinbeck have that later informed his novel "Of Mice and Men"?

• Working as a school teacher

• Serving in the military

• Working as a bindle-stiff

• Studying marine biology

Which novel marked John Steinbeck's first significant literary achievement?

• Of Mice and Men

• The Grapes of Wrath

• In Dubious Battle

• Tortilla Flat

What new literary form did John Steinbeck aim to create, which he called the "play-novelette"?

• A long-form poem

• A short story collection

• A work combining elements of a play and a novel

• A historical biography

In what year was John Steinbeck awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?

• 1939

• 1952

• 1962

• 1968