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Quiz about Go Walk East Of Eden
Quiz about Go Walk East Of Eden

Go Walk "East Of Eden" Trivia Quiz

Take a walk "East of Eden" with me to explore John Steinbeck's book about two very different families.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
166,009
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 20
Plays
700
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (19/20), Guest 73 (7/20), wellenbrecher (19/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Where does this story take place? Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. What are the names of the Trask brothers? Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. Charles was Cyrus' favorite son?


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Question 4 of 20
4. What branch of the service did Adam join? Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Who killed Cathy Ames' parents? Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. How many children did Samuel and Liza Hamilton have?

Answer: (write out the number, please)

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Question 7 of 20
7. Did Charles married Cathy?


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Question 8 of 20
8. Which Hamilton sister was John Steinbeck's mother? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. Cathy gave birth to twins.


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Question 10 of 20
10. A year later, what did Adam and Samuel Hamilton name the twin boys? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. Did Adam go Samuel's funeral?


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Question 12 of 20
12. Who did Adam go to see in Salinas?

Answer: (first name (not alias))

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Question 13 of 20
13. At the post office, Adam got a letter stating that which member of his family had passed away? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. What was Caleb arrested for? Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. Did Caleb ever meet his mom?


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Question 16 of 20
16. What war was Aron killed in? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. How did Cathy die? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. Adam had a stroke.


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Question 19 of 20
19. What word did Adam mutter that told Caleb he wasn't to blame for Aron's death? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. What was the name of the girl that Aron and Caleb both fell for? Hint



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Apr 01 2024 : Guest 98: 19/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where does this story take place?

Answer: Northern California

 Excerpt from the book: "The Salinas Valley is in Northern California. It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains and the Salinas Valley winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into the Monterey Bay."
2. What are the names of the Trask brothers?

Answer: Adam and Charles

 Adam is from Cyrus Trask's first marriage to a woman only known as Mrs. Trask. Charles was born nine months after Cyrus and his second wife, Alice, married.
3. Charles was Cyrus' favorite son?

Answer: False

Adam was Cyrus' favorite son and Charles constantly beat Adam because of that fact.
4. What branch of the service did Adam join?

Answer: Army

 Adam becaue a private in the Calvary.
5. Who killed Cathy Ames' parents?

Answer: Cathy

 After Cathy killed her parents, she worked in a whorehouse where she was almost beaten to death in a jealous rage. Badly beaten, Cathy found her way to the farm house of Adam and Charles Trask.
6. How many children did Samuel and Liza Hamilton have?

Answer: nine

Excerpt from the book: "Over the years, nine children were born, four boys and five girls. With each birth another quarter section was added to the ranch and that makes eleven quarter sections or seventeen hundred sixty acres."
7. Did Charles married Cathy?

Answer: No

Adam married Cathy after she healed from the beating. On their wedding night, Cathy slept with Charles while Adam slept.
8. Which Hamilton sister was John Steinbeck's mother?

Answer: Olive

 Olive became a teacher before marrying and had three daughters and a son.
9. Cathy gave birth to twins.

Answer: True

Two weeks after her two sons were born, Cathy shot Adam and abandoned the twins. She went to work as a prostitute at a house owned by a woman named Faye.
10. A year later, what did Adam and Samuel Hamilton name the twin boys?

Answer: Caleb and Aron

 Excerpt from book: "Cal is sharp and dark and watchful and his brother---well he's a boy you like before he speaks and like more afterward."
11. Did Adam go Samuel's funeral?

Answer: Yes

Samuel died on March fifteenth.
12. Who did Adam go to see in Salinas?

Answer: Cathy

 By now, Cathy had taken on the alias of Kate. Adam talked to her for a while and then left feeling better than he had since she shot him and left.
13. At the post office, Adam got a letter stating that which member of his family had passed away?

Answer: Charles

 When Adam took the boys to the post office, he got the letter from a lawyer saying that his brother Charles had died and left money to both him and Cathy.
14. What was Caleb arrested for?

Answer: Gambling

 Caleb was arrested for gambling, but it was proven that he was just there and not doing any gambling. Adam came to get him from jail and take him home.
15. Did Caleb ever meet his mom?

Answer: Yes

He went to see her after hearing that she was a prostitute in King City. He ran out after Cathy told him that he was the most like her.
16. What war was Aron killed in?

Answer: World War I

 To get away from his family and his recently discovered mother, Aron lied about his age and joined the Army. He died in the war.
17. How did Cathy die?

Answer: She took pills

 Excerpt from the book: "And her heart beat solemnly and her breathing slowed as she grew smaller and smaller and then disappeared--and she had never been."
18. Adam had a stroke.

Answer: Yes

After hearing of Aron's death, Adam had a stroke that paralyzed his left side and left partial paralysis on his right side.
19. What word did Adam mutter that told Caleb he wasn't to blame for Aron's death?

Answer: Timshel

 Timshel is the belief that every person has the right to choose his own path.
20. What was the name of the girl that Aron and Caleb both fell for?

Answer: Abra

 Abra and Caleb end up together.
Source: Author pennie1478

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