Henry Lawson's Short Stories (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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Which story is NOT one of Lawson's five prescribed texts?
Which story is NOT one of Lawson's five prescribed texts?
The Bush Undertaker
In which decade were Lawson's prescribed stories written?
In which decade were Lawson's prescribed stories written?
1890s
What term describes Lawson's focus on everyday working-class people struggling to survive?
What term describes Lawson's focus on everyday working-class people struggling to survive?
Ordinary battlers
What do the drover's wife's 'hard, horny hands' symbolise?
What do the drover's wife's 'hard, horny hands' symbolise?
The physical toll of her life
How is the funeral ceremony described in 'The Union Buries Its Dead'?
How is the funeral ceremony described in 'The Union Buries Its Dead'?
Decent and respectful
What does the phrase 'shooting the moon' refer to?
What does the phrase 'shooting the moon' refer to?
Leaving secretly to avoid paying rent
In 'The Loaded Dog', what does the dog Dave chase everyone around with?
In 'The Loaded Dog', what does the dog Dave chase everyone around with?
An explosive cartridge
What term describes Lawson's casual, conversational storytelling style?
What term describes Lawson's casual, conversational storytelling style?
Bushman's yarn
What literary technique attributes human emotions to nature, like calling drought 'everlasting'?
What literary technique attributes human emotions to nature, like calling drought 'everlasting'?
Pathetic fallacy
Which modern issue parallels the economic precarity in Lawson's stories?
Which modern issue parallels the economic precarity in Lawson's stories?
Gig economy challenges