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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the widow's second suggestion for a husband for Lucy?
(a) Her son.
(b) Jack.
(c) The captain.
(d) Stanmore.

2. What does Lucy call Daniel?
(a) Knave.
(b) Fool.
(c) Hermaphrodite.
(d) Tony.

3. What relationship are Lucy and Welldon pretending to have in the first scene of the play?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Friends.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Couple.

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

5. Where is Lucy and Welldon's original home?
(a) America.
(b) Surinam.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says: "My heart drops blood for him" in Act I, Scene II?

2. Why does Blanford bring Aboan to Oroonoko?

3. 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?

4. What does the line "...if you had not prevented my cutting his Throat, that Coward there had not discover'd us" refer to in Act IV, Scene II?

5. What sort of tone does the conversation between Welldon and Jack have in Act IV, Scene I?

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