Name: jen carlos Date: Sec:

John Steinbeck Notepage

1. Steinbeck is known for writing about people

were not familiar with Check off each type of
character Steinbeck focused on
● middle-class women
● hobos
● tramps
● working class people
● millionaires

2. Where and when was John Steinbeck born? Feb 27 1902

california
3. Where did he attend college? stanford
4. What year did he graduate from college? He did not graduate
5. What was the name of Steinbeck’s first best seller?
Tortilla and flat
6. How many copies were sold? 26000
7. Analysis: How does his early career as a writer relate to
perseverance? It shows he never gave up on his dreams or
worked hard for it 6. For which of Steinbeck’s titles was he
awarded the Pulitzer Prize?
a. Tortilla Flats
b. Grapes of Wrath
c. Of Mice and Men
d. The Pearl