What is most likely the authors purpose in having huck reference mark twain being the author of “the adventures of Tom Sawyer” in the first paragraph

Preview the following sentence and identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence. the brain was riddled with holes, it looked like a sponge. a. bridled c. perforated b. pierced d. b and c select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return