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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lucy's sister dressed as a man?
(a) To entice women out of their wealth.
(b) To find a husband for herself.
(c) To find a husband for Lucy.
(d) To make proper claim to property.

2. Who is the first speaker in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Captain.
(c) Governor.
(d) Widow.

3. Who is the third character to make an appearance in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Oroonoko.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Widow Lackitt.

4. What does Oroonoko warn the Captain of?
(a) To love Lucy well or he will be betrayed.
(b) To beware treachery.
(c) To wait till he kills him.
(d) To live in fear.

5. What does the line "I shou'd like mightily to be call'd Mrs. Welldon" foreshadow in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Widow Lackitt's interest in adopting Welldon.
(b) Lucy's romantic interest in Welldon.
(c) Widow Lackitt's romantic interest in Welldon.
(d) Widow Lackitt's interest in marrying her daughter to Welldon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Welldon say he could cheat the widow?

2. Whom do we learn is interested in marrying the widow near the end of Act I, Scene I?

3. Who says: "Why, a lusty young Fellow may happen to temp you" in Act I, Scene I?

4. For what purpose have Lucy and Welldon left their original home?

5. What new name does Blanford suggest Oroonoko take?

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