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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oroonoko's status?
(a) A king.
(b) A prince's servant.
(c) A prince.
(d) A normal man.

2. Who is the governor's mistress?
(a) Welldon as a female.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Clemene.
(d) Widow Lackitt.

3. To whom is "Why, a lusty young Fellow may happen to tempt you" being said in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Widow Lackitt.
(b) Welldon.
(c) Stanmore.
(d) Lucy.

4. What do Welldon and the widow agree upon in Act II, Scene I?
(a) A business deal.
(b) Lucy's marriage to the widow's son.
(c) The widow's marriage to Jack.
(d) Their upcoming marriage.

5. Why does the governor call on Imoinda in Act II, Scene III?
(a) To dance for his guests.
(b) To use her.
(c) To sleep with her.
(d) To sing songs for his guests.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the widow's response of "Is that all?" to the Welldon's promise to Lucy's dying father tell us about the widow in Act II, Scene I?

2. Who says "I am quite tir'd of setting up for a Husband" in Act II, Scene I?

3. Who is Welldon?

4. What does Widow Lackitt hint at the end of Act II, Scene II?

5. What does Welldon say to the widow's first suggestion of a husband for Lucy?

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