Module A: Henry Lawson Short Stories

Question 1

"They were strangers to us who were on foot, and we to them. We were all strangers to the corpse" is...

Accepted Answer

Collective pronoun and objective noun

Question 2

"Well, we chummed."

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Inclusive pronoun and colloquial verb

Question 3

What were the three men doing at the beginning of &#x27;The Loaded Dog&#x27;?

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Gold mining and fishing

Question 4

The Drover's Wife mainly uses which of the following techniques?

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Symbolism, flashbacks, biblical allusion

Question 5

Which of the short stories contains a funeral?

Accepted Answer

The Union Buries Its Dead

Question 6

Which of the short stories focuses more on family identity?

Accepted Answer

The Drover&#x27;s Wife

Question 7

"We gave our calves time to tone down a bit; then we lit up and began to answer each other."

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Colloquial expression and pun for smoking

Question 8

Fill in the missing gap: "_______ will know what that means"

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Swagmen

Question 9

'The Union Buries Its Dead' conveys the strength of shared identity through unionism

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True

Question 10

"Unionism is stronger than creed. _______, however, is stronger than Unionism"

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Liquor

Question 11

Pipe smoking was a shared activity between men

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True

Question 12

The Loaded Dog puts the ____________ on display

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unique Australian sense of humour

Question 13

“She thinks how she fought a flood during her husband’s absence..." This is an example of...

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Flashback

Question 14

Which of the following elements of identity hasn't been explored in our stories?

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Shared hatred

Question 15

'The Union Buries Its Dead' affirms how the life of drovers was colourful and full of strong bonds with others

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False

Question 16

What does "shooting the moon" mean?

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To move out in the middle of the night when you can't pay your rent

Question 17

'The Drover's Wife' shows how women were given great agency

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False

Question 18

Which gentleman climbed the tree in &#x27;The Loaded Dog&#x27; to get away from Tommy?

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Jim

Question 19

Which of the short stories focuses on the importance honesty and mateship?

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Shooting the Moon

Question 20

'The Drover's Wife' subverts the portrayal of the courageous drover by focusing on the plight of the wife and children

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True

Question 21

Module A is called...

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Language, Identity and Culture

Question 22

What is the dog&#x27;s name in &#x27;The Loaded Dog&#x27;?

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Tommy

Question 23

Which of the short stories focuses on the importance of respectful burial?

Accepted Answer

The Union Buries Its Dead

Question 24

Biblical illusion is used in The Drover's Wife to show...

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All of the above

Question 25

The dark comedy in some stories was developed in response to the adversities experienced by those living in the bush

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

What is the slang expression for strange or peculiar ideas?

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Rum ideas

Question 27

"The procession numbered fifteen, fourteen souls following the broken shell of a soul" is...

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Alliteration

Question 28

Lawson focuses on how emotionless the funeral was in 'The Union Buries Its Dead'

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True

Question 29

The act of smoking provides a common activity for the men to...

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All of the above

Question 30

In The Drover's Wife, Lawson describes...

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The lonely life of drover's wives., The hardships faced by women in the bush.

Question 31

"The dead bushman’s name was Jim, apparently; but they found no portraits, nor locks of hair, nor any love letters..."

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Accumulation to de-humanise the dead man

Question 32

Lawson believed in Unionism and the values and beliefs are in his stories. Some of these values developed our...

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National collective identity and culture

Question 33

Which story has the least number of characters?

Accepted Answer

Shooting the Moon, The Drover's Wife

Question 34

Which of the short stories contains a dog named Alligator?

Accepted Answer

The Drover's Wife

Question 35

Many of Lawson&#x27;s stories are described as ________ stories

Accepted Answer

Sketch

Question 36

The flashbacks in The Drover's Wife represent...

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The idea that women took on masculine and feminine roles., The harsh experiences of women in the bush.

Question 37

In the early 1800&#x27;s, tobacco was considered ....

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an incentive to work, an essential commodity

Question 38

What kinnd of dog was Tommy? (The Loaded Dog)

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Foolish and silly

Question 39

"The bush consists of stunted, rotten native apple-trees." This is a...

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Biblical Allusion

Question 40

Where did Jack (from Shooting the Moon and Our Pipes) live when he was in Sydney?

Accepted Answer

Surry Hills

Question 41

How did the cartridge in &#x27;The Loaded Dog&#x27; get lit?

Accepted Answer

The dog dragged it past the fire

Question 42

The Union Buries its Dead revolves around unionism. During Lawson's time, what was the union's goal?

Accepted Answer

Create an alliance of working people

Question 43

"Did you ever notice that people always shoot the moon when there’s no moon?"

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Module A: Henry Lawson Short Stories

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Module A: Henry Lawson Short Stories

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