The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Multiple Choice Quiz

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about the novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
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1. Who does Tom Sawyer live with?
His grand mother
His aunt
His father
2. What's the name of the fictional town Tom lives in?
St. Petersburg is a fictional town, based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain lived.
St. Petersburg
Belfast
Florence
3. In which US state is this town located?
California
Missouri
Louisiana
4. What is Tom's half-brother's name?
Sid
Terrence
Jonah
5. Tom has to whitewash the fence as punishment, but...
He botches the job, which earns him a second punishment
He burns the fence so that there's nothing left to whitewash
He convinces other children to do the work for him
6. Which of these statements about Huckleberry Finn is FALSE ?
Huck does have a father. He's a drunkard who's completely disengaged from his role.
He smokes a pipe
He doesn't wear shoes
He is an orphan
7. What's the name of the girl Tom falls in love with?
Becky Thatcher
Emily Thatcher
Nancy Thatcher
8. What is special about Tom's schoolteacher?
He wears a wig
He stutters
He is almost deaf
9. Tom and Huck catch three men in the cemetery who were...
Snatching a body
Practicing witchcraft
Burying their loot
10. What is the name of the primary antagonist?
Injun Joe
Red Joe
Savage Joe
11. Why are Tom and his friends going to Jackson Island?
To built a fort
To play a giant hide and seek
To live as pirates
12. What scene do the boys witness upon their return from the island?
Their funerals
The town fire
A hostage situation
13. Which of these characters does Tom like to play in the woods?
Peter Pan
Davy Crockett
Robin Hood
14. Where do Tom and his girlfriend get lost for several days?
In the forest
In caves
In corn fields
15. Who does Huck save from the bandit attack?
Widow Douglas
Muff Potter
Mr. Jones
16. Who wrote the novel?
Herman Melville
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
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2 Comments
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Level 54
Oct 29, 2025
Read a translated version 8 years ago and got 11 correct.
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Level 75
Oct 30, 2025
I just finished (for the first time) a translated version a few days ago. Hence the idea for this quiz! That was a great reading.