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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 aunt
His father
His grand mother
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.
Belfast
Florence
St. Petersburg
3. In which US state is this town located?
California
Missouri
Louisiana
4. What is Tom's half-brother's name?
Jonah
Terrence
Sid
5. Tom has to whitewash the fence as punishment, but...
He botches the job, which earns him a second punishment
He convinces other children to do the work for him
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 is an orphan
He doesn't wear shoes
He smokes a pipe
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 is almost deaf
He wears a wig
He stutters
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?
Red Joe
Injun Joe
Savage Joe
11. Why are Tom and his friends going to Jackson Island?
To live as pirates
To built a fort
To play a giant hide and seek
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?
Robin Hood
Peter Pan
Davy Crockett
14. Where do Tom and his girlfriend get lost for several days?
In corn fields
In caves
In the forest
15. Who does Huck save from the bandit attack?
Widow Douglas
Muff Potter
Mr. Jones
16. Who wrote the novel?
Ernest Hemingway
Herman Melville
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.