John Steinbeck

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When was John Steinbeck Born?
27th February, 1902
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What was his father's work?
Farmer
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What was his mother's job?
Schoolteacher
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Where did Steinbeck grow up?
Salinas, CA
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What qualities did his father and mother instil in him?
A love for nature and books
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What did Steinbeck do in 1925?
He dropped out of University without a degree
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What aspirations had his parents had about Steinbecks career path?
They wanted him to become a lawyer
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What job had Steinbeck always wanted?
A writer
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What did Steinbeck do after dropping out of University?
He began work as a migrant worker
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During his time as a migrant worker, one of his aqueintences directly inspired one of the characters from the book; which character?
Lennie
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What had a real ranch worker done that inspired Steinbeck to write about him?
Killed a ranch foreman wth a pitchfork, and got sent to an insane asylum
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What year was OMAM Published
1937
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what award did OMAM receive in 1962?
Nobel Prize for Literature
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What year did John Steinbeck Die?
1968
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