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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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Last updated: October 29, 2025
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1. Who does Tom Sawyer live with?
His grand mother
His father
His aunt
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?
Missouri
Louisiana
California
4. What is Tom's half-brother's name?
Terrence
Jonah
Sid
5. Tom has to whitewash the fence as punishment, but...
He convinces other children to do the work for him
He botches the job, which earns him a second punishment
He burns the fence so that there's nothing left to whitewash
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 is an orphan
He doesn't wear shoes
7. What's the name of the girl Tom falls in love with?
Becky Thatcher
Nancy Thatcher
Emily 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...
Burying their loot
Snatching a body
Practicing witchcraft
10. What is the name of the primary antagonist?
Injun Joe
Savage Joe
Red 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?
The town fire
A hostage situation
Their funerals
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 corn fields
In caves
15. Who does Huck save from the bandit attack?
Widow Douglas
Mr. Jones
Muff Potter
16. Who wrote the novel?
Herman Melville
Ernest Hemingway
Mark Twain
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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.