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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who speaks the lines: "Captain, I'm afraid the world won't speak so honourably of this action of yours, as you wou'd have 'em" in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Welldon.
(b) Governor.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Blanford.

3. To whom is the line "My heart drops blood for him" referring in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Welldon.
(b) Blanford.
(c) Oroonoko.
(d) Captain.

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

5. What new name does Blanford suggest Oroonoko take?
(a) Caeser.
(b) Julius.
(c) Prince.
(d) Welldon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says: "...but I won't lose her so" at the end of Act II, Scene III?

2. Who says Oroonoko will be treated nobly?

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. In Act II, Scene III, who comes to attack the plantations near the end of the entertainment?

5. What does Blanford assure Oroonoko about the Governor at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?

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