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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does this line refer to: "Sir, You're a scurvy Fellow to talk at this rate to me" in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Governor.
(b) Captain.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Blanford.

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

3. Who says Oroonoko will be treated nobly?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Governor.
(c) Stanmore.
(d) Captain.

4. Why is Lucy's sister dressed as a man?
(a) To entice women out of their wealth.
(b) To find a husband for Lucy.
(c) To find a husband for herself.
(d) To make proper claim to property.

5. What does Blanford assure Oroonoko about the Governor at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?
(a) That he will be kind and fair.
(b) That he will free him for sure.
(c) That he will send him back to Africa.
(d) That he will be cruel and treacherous.

6. Who says: "My heart drops blood for him" in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Stanmore.

7. 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) Blanford.
(b) Governor.
(c) Welldon.
(d) Lucy.

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

9. Who leads a successful attack against the invaders at the end of the entertainment in Act II, Scene III?
(a) Captain.
(b) Blanford.
(c) Oroonoko.
(d) Governor.

10. What is the setting of the beginning of Act II, Scene III?
(a) An open place.
(b) The trading port.
(c) The widow's house.
(d) A plantation.

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

12. 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?
(a) She does not think much of it.
(b) She thinks it is very serious.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She chooses to ignore it.

13. What does Blanford vow to help Oroonoko do at the beginning of Act II, Scene II?
(a) Send him home.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Reunite him with his wife.
(d) Free him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship are Lucy and Welldon pretending to have in the first scene of the play?

2. What is Daniel's response when Lucy asks him "Well, how do you like me now?" in Act II, Scene I?

3. Who stands and stares at Oroonoko in Act I, Scene II?

4. What does the governor try to do to Imoinda at the beginning of Act II, Scene III?

5. What is the true identity of the governor's mistress?

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