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This Missouri town on the Mississippi River served as the inspiration for St. Petersburg in a beloved novel about a boy and his whitewashed fence.
- St. Louis
- Independence
- Hannibal
- Jefferson City
Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, this author chose his famous pen name from a riverboat term meaning two fathoms deep.
- O. Henry
- Jack London
- Mark Twain
- Bret Harte
This runaway slave and companion helps a young boy escape on a raft down the Mississippi River in a controversial American classic.
- Joe
- Tom
- Ben
- Jim
This mischievous boy tricks his friends into whitewashing a fence by making the chore seem like a rare privilege.
- Huckleberry Finn
- Tom Sawyer
- Sid Sawyer
- Joe Harper
Samuel Clemens earned his steamboat pilot's license in 1859 on this great American waterway, an experience that shaped his most famous works.
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Hudson
- Mississippi
This long-suffering guardian raises her orphaned nephew in St. Petersburg and despairs at his constant mischief and pranks.
- Sally
- Martha
- Polly
- Jane
Tom and Huck witness a murder in a graveyard committed by this villainous character who later pursues them into a cave.
- Muff Potter
- Injun Joe
- Judge Thatcher
- Dr. Robinson
This girl with golden braids becomes the object of Tom Sawyer's affection after he spots her in her garden.
- Amy Lawrence
- Mary Sawyer
- Sally Rogers
- Becky Thatcher
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