United States History Question of the Day


"Storm in the Rocky Mountains" by Albert Bierstadt, 1866
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)


Question 010020:

Which famous American novel, published in 1885, ends with the following line:

"I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can’t stand it. I been there before."

    (A)   Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
    (B)   The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
    (C)   Sister Carrie by Thedore Dreiser
    (D)  The Virginian by Owen Wister
    (E)  The Turn of the Screw by Henry James


Answer and explanation