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 father
His aunt
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
Louisiana
Missouri
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 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 doesn't wear shoes
He is an orphan
He smokes a pipe
7. What's the name of the girl Tom falls in love with?
Emily Thatcher
Becky Thatcher
Nancy Thatcher
8. What is special about Tom's schoolteacher?
He wears a wig
He is almost deaf
He stutters
9. Tom and Huck catch three men in the cemetery who were...
Snatching a body
Burying their loot
Practicing witchcraft
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 play a giant hide and seek
To live as pirates
To built a fort
12. What scene do the boys witness upon their return from the island?
A hostage situation
Their funerals
The town fire
13. Which of these characters does Tom like to play in the woods?
Davy Crockett
Robin Hood
Peter Pan
14. Where do Tom and his girlfriend get lost for several days?
In caves
In the forest
In corn fields
15. Who does Huck save from the bandit attack?
Muff Potter
Mr. Jones
Widow Douglas
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.