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John Steinbeck Scavenger HuntWhat is Steinbeck’s full name?When and where was he born?When and where did he die?Who wrote Le Morte d’Arthur? What influence did he have on Steinbeck?On which year did he travel to New York on a freighter?How many wives did he have?List the collection of short stories and novels that Steinbeck wrote.During WWII, what did Steinbeck serve as?What did Steinbeck write in 1944?What did his mother and father do?What was the name of his first novel? What was it about?Why did Steinbeck decide to name his first book Of Mice and Men?How old would Steinbeck have been when he was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp?When was Of Mice and Men published?What award did Steinbeck receive and for which book?The following themes (topic, subject, or reoccurring idea) are listed in Of Mice and Men: Friendship, Impossibility of the American Dream, and Power vs. Powerlessness. Find both a picture and a poem that relates to those three themes and add them to your working PowerPoints. Now, that you have read the first chapter, are the three themes evident in what you have already read? Explain. Give textual evidence to support your answer.name/nm0825705/bio ................
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