American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

Who wrote the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

1. Mark Twain

2. Harper Lee

3. Ernest Hemingway

4. Henry David Thoreau

The correct answer is: Mark Twain

While all four writers are well known, the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain. Harper Lee is known for writing the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, while Ernest Hemingway was known for novels such as The Old Man and the Sea and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Henry David Thoreau was primarily known for his works on transcendentalism and philosophy, not fiction writing.