Henry Lawson Revision

Question 1

Who does the Bush Undertaker bring back to his hut?

Accepted Answer

Brummy

Question 2

When were Lawson's short stories written?

Accepted Answer

1890s - early 1900s

Question 3

"Won't leave yer out here like a dead sheep" - is an example of what literary technique?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 4

What does "loaded" refer to in The Loaded Dog

Accepted Answer

A bomb

Question 5

"Jim swung to a sapling and went up it like a native bear" is an example of what technique?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 6

What was Henry Lawson's purpose?

Accepted Answer

To be the voice of people living in the outback, To show the monotony of bush life, To expose the true reality of living in the bush

Question 7

"Draw a wire fence" is an example of which literary technique?

Accepted Answer

Imperative

Question 8

"Four ragged, dried-up looking children are playing about the house" is from which short story?

Accepted Answer

The Drover's Wife

Question 9

"great greasy black goanna" is an example of what literary technique?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 10

"lays down her work and watches, and listens, and thinks" is an example of ...

Accepted Answer

Polysyndeton

Question 11

"sameness of the stunted trees" is an example of ...

Accepted Answer

Sibilance

Question 12

What is the name of the Undertaker's dog?

Accepted Answer

Five -Bob

Question 13

Which one of the following ISN'T a Lawson short story set for study?

Accepted Answer

The Union Buries Its Dead

Question 14

What story was the town Bourke mentioned in?

Accepted Answer

In a Dry Season

Question 15

What does the Drover's Wife kill?

Accepted Answer

A snake

Question 16

"The two-roomed house is built of round timber, slabs" - Which story is this quote from?

Accepted Answer

The Drover's Wife

Question 17

Which story features 'Five-Bob'

Accepted Answer

The Bush Undertaker

Question 18

Which story compares the Macquarie River to a dirty waterhole?

Accepted Answer

In a Dry Season

Question 19

"rode nineteen miles for assistance, carrying the dead child" is from ...

Accepted Answer

The Drover's Wife

Question 20

How many of the short stories feature a dog?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 21

"There was a small hotel or shanty on the creek, on the main road, not far from the claim."

Accepted Answer

The Loaded Dog

Question 22

What are the four main characters in The Loaded Dog?

Accepted Answer

Andy, Tommy, Dave, and Jim

Question 23

Describe the style of narration in The Drover's Wife

Accepted Answer

Omniscient third person

Question 24

What do the men in "The Loaded Dog" want to use the cartridge for?

Accepted Answer

Fishing

Question 25

"The railway town consists of a public house and a general store, with a square tank ..."

Accepted Answer

In a Dry Season

Question 26

"foolish, four-footed mate" is an example of which literary technique?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration and assonance

Question 27

The goannas in The Bush Undertaker are

Accepted Answer

A symbol for death

Question 28

"As a girl she built the usual castles in the air" is an example of ...

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 29

"She put on an old pair of her husband's trousers and beat out the flames" is an example of ..

Accepted Answer

A metaphor for her assuming a masculine role

Question 30

Where was Henry Lawson born?

Accepted Answer

Grenfell

Question 31

Which story includes "death is about the only cheerful thing in the bush?"

Accepted Answer

In a Dry Season

Question 32

"He sat down on a log near by, rested his elbows on his knees and passed his hand wearily .."

Accepted Answer

The Bush Undertaker

Question 33

Henry Lawson was born and grew up in which of the following states?

Accepted Answer

New South Wales

Question 34

What does 'distinctive' mean?

Accepted Answer

Something with distinguishing characteristics. Unique.

Question 35

"The dog rose, with ears erect, and looked anxiously first at his master, and then ... "

Accepted Answer

The Bush Undertaker

Question 36

What does the Drover's Wife read while waiting for the snake to emerge?

Accepted Answer

Young Ladies Journal

Question 37

"Bush all around - bush with no horizon, for the country is flat" is an example of ...

Accepted Answer

Repetition

Question 38

In a Dry Season describes ...

Accepted Answer

A train trip across the Australian landscape

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Henry Lawson Revision

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