Which of the following is a short story by Barbara Baynton, about a nameless wife of a bushman
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A.
Human Toll
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B.
The Chosen Vessel
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C.
Billy Skywonkie
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D.
A Dreamer
Correct Answer:
B. The Chosen Vessel
Explanation:
Barbara Baynton’s 1896 short story The Chosen Vessel chronicles the tragic fate of a bushman’s nameless wife, who is attacked and killed by a wandering swagman while alone in her remote dwelling. The narrative provides a grim depiction of the seclusion and hazards women endured in the 19th-century Australian outback. Baynton, an author renowned for depicting bush life, also produced Bush Studies and the novel Human Toll.
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