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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not ask for pardon?
(a) Aboan.
(b) Hottman.
(c) Oroonoko.
(d) Imoinda.

2. In Act III, Scene I, why does Aboan not want to trust Hottman just yet?
(a) Hottman talks too much.
(b) Hottman speaks against rebelling.
(c) Hottman betrayed them before.
(d) Hottman is a known liar.

3. What does the line "I am afraid You'll find it difficult, and dangerous" refer to in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Aboan's plan.
(b) Oroonoko's plan.
(c) Blanford's plan.
(d) Hottman's plan.

4. What does Widow Lackitt want Welldon to do as she exits Act III, Scene III?
(a) Follow her to her bedroom and lie with her.
(b) Follow her to her bedroom for a chat.
(c) Follow her to his bedroom and lie with her.
(d) Follow her to the library for a chat.

5. For what cause does Oroonoko declare he will join Aboan's plans to revolt?
(a) Love and Loyalty.
(b) Love and Liberty.
(c) Friendship and Liberty.
(d) Loyalty and Friendship.

6. What is the feeling in Act III, Scene II?
(a) Sad.
(b) Despair.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Happy.

7. What does Welldon plan on using the jewels and money for that Mrs. Lackitt gave him?
(a) Dowry for a husband.
(b) A new house.
(c) Dowry for Lucy's husband.
(d) To go back to London.

8. After Blanford leaves in Act III, Scene II, what does Aboan caution Oroonoko?
(a) To trust no one but himself.
(b) To trust only Blanford.
(c) To trust only Aboan.
(d) To trust everyone.

9. Why is Daniel irritated when he enters in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Because his mother won't visit him.
(b) Because Lucy follows him everywhere.
(c) Because his mother won't leave him alone.
(d) Because Lucy refuses to sleep with him.

10. What does Widow Lackitt threaten to do to Lucy in Act III, Scene III?
(a) Annul her marriage to Daniel.
(b) Have her married to the Captain.
(c) Have her shipped back to London.
(d) Cut off the money promised to her.

11. Who speaks the line "he did deserve his Death" and about whom in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Governor about Captain.
(b) Captain about Governor.
(c) Aboan about Captain.
(d) Governor about Oroonoko.

12. What information does Lucy reveal to Welldon in Act IV, Scene I about her fortune?
(a) That she only has a portion.
(b) That Daniel has half and she has half.
(c) That she has none of it.
(d) That she obtained all of it.

13. What does Aboan suggest they do to Hottman in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Embrace him.
(c) Keep an eye on him.
(d) Kill him.

14. Which slave says that he belonged to Oroonoko?
(a) Hottman.
(b) Aboan.
(c) Blanford.
(d) Slave One.

15. Who is now married to Widow Lackitt in Act IV?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Welldon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Blanford.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Welldon speaking at the beginning of Act IV?

2. Who are the two people who have betrayed Oroonoko in Act IV, Scene II?

3. Act III, Scene I is with which characters?

4. Who appears as the mediator?

5. How does Welldon put off Widow Lackitt from marriage yet again in Act III, Scene III?

(see the answer keys)

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