1. Which one of John Steinbeck’s novels won a Pulitzer Prize?
John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer prize for the books The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice And Men.
2. Where and what year was he born?
He was born the 27 February, 1902 in Salinas valley.
3. Name three of John Steinbeck’s books that were made into Hollywood films?
Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and The Forgotten Village were all books John Steinbeck has maid, and later became a Hollywood film.
4. In what year did John Steinbeck write of Mice and Men?
Of Mice and Men were published in 1937, published by Spangler.
5. What did John Steinbeck do during WWII?
Under the WWII John Steinbeck worked as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. He got the Haakon VII medal of freedom because he contributed with helping the Norwegian resistance movement.
6. What US President awarded Steinbeck the United States Medal of Freedom.
Lyndon B. Johnson was the president who gave John Steinbeck the United States Medal of Freedom.
7. What is John Steinbeck’s Museum called?
The National Steinbeck Center is John Steinbeck’s museum called.
8. How old was Steinbeck when he died?
Steinbeck was 66 years old when he died.
9. What does the novel “The Moon is Down”, have to do with Norway?
The Moon is Down is much like the German occupation of Norway during WWII.
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).
George Milton is a intelligent and caring man. He is small of height, and wants to start a rabbit farm with Lennie.
Lennie Small is a strong physical man, but with mental problems. He like soft things, like rabbits and hair. He can’t control his power and if he gets mad he often do bad things without having control of what he is doing. Apart of that, he is a kind and friendly man.
George and Lennie wants to settle down and start a farm. There Lennie wants to start growing rabbits, which he can pet. George says if Lennie gets into trouble he can’t be with him at the farm, they already running from trouble. But Lennie can’t control his powers and get into trouble anyway.
