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Quiz about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Quiz

A combination quiz on those great Mark Twain novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (henceforth shortened to "Tom Sawyer" and "Huck Finn").

A multiple-choice quiz by Contrarycon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Contrarycon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,590

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2725

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: CowLady240 (10/15), Getta (12/15), Guest 109 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. From both books, who is Tom Sawyer's half-brother?

Answer: (three letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. From "Tom Sawyer", what activity do Tom, Huck and Joe Harper embark upon on Jackson's Island? Hint

Musketeering

Kite flying

Pirating

Camping

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Question 3 of 15

3. From "Huck Finn", what does Huck do with the letter he wrote exposing Jim as a runaway slave? Hint

forwards it to the Widow Douglas

tears it up

gives it to Tom to keep for him

buries it

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Question 4 of 15

4. From "Tom Sawyer", who is tried for the murder in the graveyard? Hint

Injun Joe

Muff Potter

Huckleberry Finn

Huck's father, "Pap"

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Question 5 of 15

5. From either book, is Huck's mother EVER mentioned?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. From "Huck Finn", where is Pap's body found? Hint

in the shack on Jackson's Island

on the shore of the Mississippi

in a house floating on the Mississippi

on an abandoned riverboat

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Question 7 of 15

7. From "Tom Sawyer", what is the first word of the book? Hint

Well

There

Tom

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Question 8 of 15

8. From "Tom Sawyer", how many miles were Tom and Becky down river from the cave when they finally got out? Hint

ten

five

three

fourteen

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Question 9 of 15

9. From "Tom Sawyer" again, and the terrifying ordeal in the cave; just how long WERE Tom and Becky in there? Hint

a week

four days

three days

five days

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Question 10 of 15

10. From "Huck Finn", what derrogatory term does Huck use in reference to The Duke and The King? Hint

scoundrels

rapscallions

miscreants

rascals

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who narrates "Huck Finn"? Hint

Huck Finn

Aunt Polly

Tom Sawyer

Sid Sawyer

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Question 12 of 15

12. From "Huck Finn", we know the boys are always telling tall tales and pretending to be other than who they are, so who does Tom claim to be when he shows up at Aunt Sally's? Hint

Joe Harper

Huckleberry Finn

Sid Sawyer

Judge Thatcher

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who narrates "Tom Sawyer"? Hint

Tom Sawyer

Sid Sawyer

Huckleberry Finn

nobody-it's in the third person

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Question 14 of 15

14. From "Huck Finn", by what means was Jim finally made a free man? Hint

the death of Miss Watson (it was in her will)

connected with the Underground Railroad

Tom and Huck's elaborate plan for his break-out

ran off to New York City

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Question 15 of 15

15. And finally, are the characters of Tom and Huck based on any actual people Clemens (Twain) knew?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From both books, who is Tom Sawyer's half-brother?

Answer: Sid

"Tom's younger brother, (or rather, half-brother) Sid, was already through with his part of the work (picking up chips), for he was a quiet boy and had no adventurous, troublesome ways." I had always thought he was a full brother to Tom.

2. From "Tom Sawyer", what activity do Tom, Huck and Joe Harper embark upon on Jackson's Island?

Answer: Pirating

Tom was always the leader, but we begin to see Huck's growing frustration with Tom's elaborate schemes.

3. From "Huck Finn", what does Huck do with the letter he wrote exposing Jim as a runaway slave?

Answer: tears it up

This is when we see Huck's growing love and compassion for the best friend he's ever had as well as, it might be said, a conscience about the issue of slavery.

4. From "Tom Sawyer", who is tried for the murder in the graveyard?

Answer: Muff Potter

We all know who really did it, though!

5. From either book, is Huck's mother EVER mentioned?

Answer: Yes

When Tom and Huck are discussing girls (Tom was always a lot more interested) Huck expresses his dismay with the whole thing because of the fights Pap and his mother had.

6. From "Huck Finn", where is Pap's body found?

Answer: in a house floating on the Mississippi

Jim wouldn't let Huck in to see the body and witheld the information of Pap's death until the very end of the book, when Huck expresses fear that Pap may come back.

7. From "Tom Sawyer", what is the first word of the book?

Answer: Tom

It is Aunt Polly calling for Tom, who, typically, does not respond.

8. From "Tom Sawyer", how many miles were Tom and Becky down river from the cave when they finally got out?

Answer: five

"...you were five miles down the river below the valley the cave is in..."

9. From "Tom Sawyer" again, and the terrifying ordeal in the cave; just how long WERE Tom and Becky in there?

Answer: three days

They barely lasted the three days, let alone a whole week!

10. From "Huck Finn", what derrogatory term does Huck use in reference to The Duke and The King?

Answer: rapscallions

They were all of these, but the word "rapscallions" is the one used. I like this word so much I began using it!

11. Who narrates "Huck Finn"?

Answer: Huck Finn

"You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', but that ain't no matter." The opening line!

12. From "Huck Finn", we know the boys are always telling tall tales and pretending to be other than who they are, so who does Tom claim to be when he shows up at Aunt Sally's?

Answer: Sid Sawyer

Huck has already claimed to be Tom Sawyer, so Tom HAS to be someone else.

13. Who narrates "Tom Sawyer"?

Answer: nobody-it's in the third person

Hope this didn't trip you up.

14. From "Huck Finn", by what means was Jim finally made a free man?

Answer: the death of Miss Watson (it was in her will)

My land! sho' 'nuff Tom and Huck had this elaborate plan hatched and actually DID break him out, but he was caught again, and they later found out about the will.

15. And finally, are the characters of Tom and Huck based on any actual people Clemens (Twain) knew?

Answer: yes

Tom is based on a combination of three boys Clemens knew (what? you don't read prefaces?), and Huck is based on an actual homeless, motherless, unschooled, boy whose real name, I believe, was Tom Blankenship (check out Ken Burns' PBS documentary on Mark Twain).

Source: Author Contrarycon

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