1. Where was John Steinbeck born?
2. Where is he buried?
3. Who were his wives? His children?
4. What book prompted his hometown to turn against him and brand him a
"communist sympathizer"?
5. When did Steinbeck win the Nobel Prize? Find some interesting quotes from
his acceptance speech?
6. Which President presented Steinbeck with an award? What was the award?
Answer the following
questions about
http://www.steinbeck.org/EastEden.html
http://www.oprah.com/obc_classic/featbook/eastofeden/steinbeck/eoe_steinbeck_bio.jhtml
1. What are the geographical
features of the
2. What kinds of jobs are available here?
3. What was John Steinbek's relationship to the
Read the following story and summarize it. This is the basis for the novel so it is
important that you know the story.
GENESIS 4:1-16
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she
conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel
was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of
his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his
offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou
wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt
thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it
came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his
brother, and slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's
keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth
unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which
hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is
greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth;
and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in
the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth
me shall slay me.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore
whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on
him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should
kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the
LORD, and dwelt in the