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Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson Quiz

This is a basic quiz about Mark Twain's novel 'Pudd'nhead Wilson'. Simple stuff... nothing too hard!

A multiple-choice quiz by SweetE830. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SweetE830

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,893

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
369

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Pudd'nhead Wilson's real first name? Hint

Percy

Pembrook

Tom

David

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the town that this story mainly takes place in? Hint

Driscoll

St. Louis

Dawson's Landing

Hannibal

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Wilson's hobby? Hint

Researching Ancestory

Taking Fingerprints

Traveling the World

Following mysterious people

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of what background are the twins that come to stay at Widow Coopers? Hint

German

Italian

Polish

Greek

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first time Tom needed money from his uncle, what was it for? Hint

Take a trip to Virginia

Help his Mother who is in the hospital

Pay off Gambling Debts

Buy another Slave

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Question 6 of 10

6. What object do the twins offer a $500 reward for after they report it as missing? Hint

Spoon

Knife

Pearl Necklace

Gold Ring

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Chapter 16, what does Tom do to Roxy? Hint

Sells her Down the River

Tells the town that she is his mother

Kills her

Reveals that she raided the town

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens to York Driscoll toward the end of the novel? Hint

Kidnapped

Sent to Prison

Robbed

Murdered

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ironically, what ends up happening to Tom at the very end? Hint

He is Made to work as Wilson's slave

He is killed

He is Sold down the River

He is sent to Jail for the Rest of his life

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Question 10 of 10

10. Totally unrelated to the events in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson', what is Mark Twain's real name?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Pudd'nhead Wilson's real first name?

Answer: David

David Wilson got the nickname 'Pudd'nhead' when he first moved to town.

2. What is the name of the town that this story mainly takes place in?

Answer: Dawson's Landing

Dawson's Landing, Missouri was the town in the book which was based on Mark Twain's childhood hometown on Hannibal, Missouri.

3. What was Wilson's hobby?

Answer: Taking Fingerprints

Wilson would fingerprint everyone that he met and write their name and the date on the bottom of each glass strip.

4. Of what background are the twins that come to stay at Widow Coopers?

Answer: Italian

Everyone in Dawson's Landing is excited for Luigi and Angelo to arrive in town.

5. The first time Tom needed money from his uncle, what was it for?

Answer: Pay off Gambling Debts

There are multiple occasions in the novel where tom is in debt for gambling. Evertually, he chooses to raid the whole town for objects he can sell to pay off the debts.

6. What object do the twins offer a {$500} reward for after they report it as missing?

Answer: Knife

The knife was given to Luigi during their travels. The jewels in the handle are precious stones.

7. In Chapter 16, what does Tom do to Roxy?

Answer: Sells her Down the River

Tom tells Roxy that he will sell her to a nice owner but instead he sells her down the river for just over {$600.}

8. What happens to York Driscoll toward the end of the novel?

Answer: Murdered

Tom kills the Judge (his uncle) while truing to steal money from a box beside him. The Judge stirs while tom is taking the money and out of panic, Tom stabs the Judge.

9. Ironically, what ends up happening to Tom at the very end?

Answer: He is Sold down the River

At the begining, Roxy switched the babies (Tom became 'Chambers' and Chambers became 'Tom') so that her real child(Chambers) wouldn't be sold down the river when he was older. Ironically, he ended up with the very fate Roxy was worried about from day 1.

10. Totally unrelated to the events in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson', what is Mark Twain's real name?

Answer: Samuel Clemens

Source: Author SweetE830

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