SparkNotes: The Pearl: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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After a series of critical failures, which 1935 collection of stories published in marked Steinbeck’s first major success?

To a God Unknown
East of Eden
Travels with Charley
Tortilla Flats

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Steinbeck’s most successful works were derived from his real-life experiences as a manual laborer in which state?

California
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska

3 of 5
In what magazine was The Pearl originally published, under the title The Pearl of the World?

Life
Woman’s Home Companion
Reader’s Digest
Harper’s Bazaar

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The visually evocative style of The Pearl reflects the fact that Steinbeck originally conceived it as ___.

A painting
A poem
A film
A graphic novel

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The Pearl echoes the traditional style of a moral parable, with clear roots in a story from which holy text?

The Tao Te Ching
The Bible
The Koran
The Torah

The Pearl

Context Quiz

1 of 5
After a series of critical failures, which 1935 collection of stories published in marked Steinbeck’s first major success?

2 of 5
Steinbeck’s most successful works were derived from his real-life experiences as a manual laborer in which state?

3 of 5
In what magazine was The Pearl originally published, under the title The Pearl of the World?

4 of 5
The visually evocative style of The Pearl reflects the fact that Steinbeck originally conceived it as ___.

5 of 5
The Pearl echoes the traditional style of a moral parable, with clear roots in a story from which holy text?

The Pearl: Popular pages

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MAIN IDEAS Parable and the Form of The Pearl

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MAIN IDEAS Themes

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1 of 5 After a series of critical failures, which 1935 collection of stories published in marked Steinbeck’s first major success?

2 of 5 Steinbeck’s most successful works were derived from his real-life experiences as a manual laborer in which state?

3 of 5 In what magazine was The Pearl originally published, under the title The Pearl of the World?

4 of 5 The visually evocative style of The Pearl reflects the fact that Steinbeck originally conceived it as ___.

5 of 5 The Pearl echoes the traditional style of a moral parable, with clear roots in a story from which holy text?

The Pearl: Popular pages

CHARACTERS Character List

CHARACTERS Kino: Character Analysis

MAIN IDEAS Parable and the Form of The Pearl

QUOTES Quotes by Theme

MAIN IDEAS Themes

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

Take a Study Break

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1 of 5
After a series of critical failures, which 1935 collection of stories published in marked Steinbeck’s first major success?

2 of 5
Steinbeck’s most successful works were derived from his real-life experiences as a manual laborer in which state?

3 of 5
In what magazine was The Pearl originally published, under the title The Pearl of the World?

4 of 5
The visually evocative style of The Pearl reflects the fact that Steinbeck originally conceived it as ___.

5 of 5
The Pearl echoes the traditional style of a moral parable, with clear roots in a story from which holy text?