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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) Imoinda.
(b) Hottman.
(c) Aboan.
(d) Oroonoko.

2. Who are the two people who have betrayed Oroonoko in Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Governor and Blanford.
(b) Captain and Governor.
(c) Hottman and Governor.
(d) Aboan and Hottman.

3. What does Welldon advise Jack against doing in regards to Mrs. Lackitt in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Marrying Mrs. Lackitt.
(b) Talking about how he is satisfying Mrs. Lackitt.
(c) Bedding Mrs. Lackitt at night.
(d) Telling Stanmore of their plans for Mrs. Lackitt.

4. What does Widow Lackitt give to Welldon in Act IV, Scene I when they are alone?
(a) Money and jewels.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Gold.
(d) A hug.

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

6. Why do the slaves fall on the ground asking for the governor's forgiveness?
(a) Because the governor has offered them a pardon for their behavior.
(b) Because they love the governor as their master.
(c) Because Oroonoko told them to.
(d) Because the governor has threatened to kill them otherwise.

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

8. What does Daniel say Lucy can call him?
(a) Hermaphrodite.
(b) Tony.
(c) Cuckold.
(d) Fool.

9. 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?
(a) Aboan's betrayal.
(b) Blanford's betrayal.
(c) Hottman's betrayal.
(d) The governor's betrayal.

10. Who agrees with Oroonoko about Hottman Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Aboan.
(b) Blanford.
(c) Hottman himself.
(d) Slave.

11. What is the widow's reaction to Welldon's statement in putting her off from marriage?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Outrage.

12. How does Welldon pacify the widow in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By telling her he will personally kill his wife so that they may marry.
(b) By telling her he will have his wife poisoned so that they may marry.
(c) By disclosing her true idenity as a female to show the widow that they can never marry.
(d) By agreeing to marry her the next day.

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

14. Who says the phrase "green Sickness" in Act IV, Scene I?
(a) Mrs. Lackitt.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Jack.
(d) Welldon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oroonoko stop Aboan from harming Hottman near the end of Act III, Scene IV?

2. At the beginning of Act IV, Scene II, what weapon does Imoinda carry?

3. Which of the following people do not know of the trick Welldon is playing on the widow?

4. What information does Lucy reveal to Welldon in Act IV, Scene I about her fortune?

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

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