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American literature: Identify the author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Full question: Who is the author of the classic novel commonly known as "Tom Sawyer"? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
Jack London
Harper Lee
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Correct Answer: Mark Twain

Explanation:

Fact
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.

Elimination
The other authors wrote different classics (The Old Man and the Sea, The Call of the Wild, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby).

Final Answer
Mark Twain.

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