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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucy exit in Act I, Scene I?
(a) So that Welldon and Widow Lackitt may be alone to get to know one another.
(b) So that Welldon can figure out how to dupe Widow Lackitt.
(c) So that Welldon and Widow Lackitt may talk business.
(d) So that Widow Lackitt can try to seduce Welldon.

2. What does Blanford vow to do?
(a) Serve the Governor.
(b) Serve the Captain.
(c) Serve Welldon.
(d) Serve Oroonoko.

3. What is Lucy's reaction to marriage with the Captain?
(a) She is nonchalant.
(b) She refuses.
(c) She is hesitant.
(d) She accepts.

4. To whom does Welldon mention his sister to in Act I, Scene II in terms of marriage?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Jack.
(c) Captain.
(d) Stanmore.

5. Who offers himself to Mrs. Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Jack.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Captain.
(d) Blanford.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "Why, a lusty young Fellow may happen to tempt you" being said in Act I, Scene I?

2. To whom is the line "My heart drops blood for him" referring in Act I, Scene II?

3. What does the line "poor Women be thought decaying and unfit/for the Town at One or Two and twenty" in Act I, Scene I mean exactly?

4. How did the captain capture Oroonoko to be a slave?

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

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