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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "I am quite tir'd of setting up for a Husband" in Act II, Scene I?
(a) Clemene.
(b) Widow Lackitt.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Lucy.

2. Whom do we learn owns several plantations in Act I, Scene I?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Widow Lackitt.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Stanmore.

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

4. What does Widow Lackitt hint at the end of Act II, Scene II?
(a) It is time for Lucy and Stanmore to marry.
(b) It is time for Lucy and Daniel to marry.
(c) It is her and Welldon's turn to marry next.
(d) It is her and Jack's turn to marry next.

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

6. Who stands and stares at Oroonoko in Act I, Scene II?
(a) The Planters.
(b) Blanford.
(c) Governor.
(d) The other slaves.

7. 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?
(a) That women, no matter their age are always thought to be 21 or 22 years of age.
(b) That women who are 21 or 22 years of age are never considered old.
(c) That women are considered old at 21 or 22 years of age.
(d) That women who look like they are old are actually 21 or 22 years of age.

8. How can Daniel's behavior in Act II, Scene I be described?
(a) Rowdy.
(b) Clumsy.
(c) Shy.
(d) Rash.

9. What does Daniel make his mother promise near the end of Act II, Scene I?
(a) Not to marry Jack.
(b) Not to marry him off.
(c) Not to marry Welldon.
(d) Not to leave him.

10. What is the setting of Act II, Scene I?
(a) Welldon's house.
(b) The governor's house.
(c) The trading port.
(d) Widow Lackitt's house.

11. 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 interest in marrying her daughter to Welldon.
(d) Widow Lackitt's romantic interest in Welldon.

12. Who is Welldon?
(a) Lucy's mother.
(b) Lucy's husband.
(c) Lucy's brother.
(d) Lucy's sister.

13. How did the captain capture Oroonoko to be a slave?
(a) By knocking him out and tying him up.
(b) By getting him drunk on his ship and putting him in shackles.
(c) By hitting him over the head and dragging him to the ship.
(d) By offering to trade the prince's life for his wife's.

14. In Act II, Scene III, who comes to attack the plantations near the end of the entertainment?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Planters.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Indians.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third character to make an appearance in Act I, Scene I?

2. What is Daniel afraid of, regarding Lucy, near the end of Act II, Scene I?

3. Why does the governor call on Imoinda in Act II, Scene III?

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

5. Where have Lucy and Welldon moved to?

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