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The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Open-note quiz on the biography of John Steinbeck

DIRECTIONS: Use your notes to complete the two tasks below:

Part I: List five major events in John Steinbeck’s life. (10 points each)

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Part II: Explain, in complete sentences, how ONE of these events impacted his writing. (50 points)

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