The Drover’s Wife Quizzes

The Drover's Wife Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed January 21, 2017

1 The work is a/an

poem

short story

novel

essay
2 Lawson is a/an _______ writer

American

French

Australian

English
3 The story was published in

1900

1892

1850

1792
4 The story is set in

a boat at sea

a hotel

the bush

a city
5 The house has _____ rooms.

3

4

6

2
6 The house is surrounded by

other houses

water

tall trees

bush
7 The next neighbor is how far away?

19 miles

2 miles

9 miles

90 miles
8 The house is described as very

scary

comfortable

isolated

large
9 What does a drover do?

Drives sheep

Works at sea

Builds houses

Farms
10 How many children are there?

2

3

4

5
11 What creature does the child see?

A coyote

A rat

A snake

A dingo
12 The drover's wife is described as all of the following except

brown

mean

strong

thin
13 How old is Tommy?

11

9

12

5
14 Alligator is all of the following except

fierce

large

thin

a mongrel
15 What is the weather like the evening that the story takes place?

Quiet

Snowy

Warm

Stormy
16 What does the drover's wife use to entice the snake?

Milk

Food

A mouse

Water
17 Where do the children sleep that night?

On a table

In their beds

In a tent

On the floor
18 The drover's wife has all of the following by her side that night except

a magazine

a sewing basket

a drink

a club
19 The drover's wife chastises Tommy for

fighting

arguing

swearing

yelling
20 What other animal does Tommy complain about?

The possums

The dogs

The rats

The dingoes
21 How long has her husband been gone?

6 weeks

5 months

6 months

A year
22 What profession did her husband take up when they married?

Preaching

Farming

Law

Teaching
23 How did they lose all their possessions?

His gambling

A drought

A war

A thief
24 Who helps out when her husband is away?

His brother

Her brother

A cousin

A neighbor
25 Which of the following statements is false?

She hates being alone

She does not have any dreams anymore

She is not used to being alone

She likes her fashion magazine

Essays for The Drover’s Wife

The Drover’s Wife essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson.