The childhood of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in the Mississippi is

The childhood of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in the Mississippi is a record of a vanished way of life in the Mississippi valley and it has moved millions of people of different ages and conditions all over the world about the ______ American society.
A、early 16th century
B、late 16th century
C、post-Civil War
D、pre-Civil War
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：汤姆·索亚和哈克贝利·芬在密西西比河上度过的童年是内战前该条河谷生活方式的实录，感动了数以百万计的各种年龄的人。答案为D(P479)。