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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What new name does Blanford suggest Oroonoko take?
2. What relationship are Lucy and Welldon pretending to have in the first scene of the play?
3. How does Welldon say he could cheat the widow?
4. What does the line "I shou'd like mightily to be call'd Mrs. Welldon" foreshadow in Act I, Scene I?
5. What is the widow's second suggestion for a husband for Lucy?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Act I, Scene II, what are the Governor and Blanford discussing and what might this foreshadow?
2. What do we learn about Oroonoko's past in Act II, Scene II?
3. In Act I, Scene I, who is disguised as a man and why?
4. In Act I, Scene I, what does Stanmore offer to Welldon and why?
5. In Act I, Scene II, what is Widow Lackitt complaining of, to whom, and why?
6. How does Blanford defend Clemene? What does this show us about him?
7. Take the following line: "Were not you an ill-natur'd thing to boggle at a Promise? I cou'd break twenty for you" in Act II, Scene I. Who is speaking and to whom? What is it in reference to and what do these words tell us about the speaker?
8. Describe the Captain's character in Act I, Scene II.
9. What is an allusion and what allusion is made in Act I, Scene II?
10. Describe Daniel's character.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trickery and betrayal are two intermingling themes that are seen in the play. Discuss what each means and how it is expressed in the novel. Who is tricked and by whom? Who is betrayed and by whom? What do we learn about the characters and the relationships between them based on the trickery and betrayal? Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella) and use specific examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Thomas Southerne as the writer of the play. Who was he and why did he decide to turn Behn's novella into a play? What were his motivations and goals in writing the play? What else did he write? Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella).
Essay Topic 3
There are many elements in literature, and two that are used in the play are allusions and irony. Discuss what allusions are and cite some examples from the play. What is being alluded to and how do you know? Is it an effective allusion? Discuss what irony means and the three types of irony. Then cite three examples of irony, labeling each example with the type of irony. Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella) and use specific examples from the play.
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