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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oroonoko suggest in regards to Hottman at the end of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Keep an eye on him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Kick him out of the plan.

2. To whom does Welldon give his jewels and money for safekeeping?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Jack.
(d) Widow Lackitt.

3. What does one slave ask Oroonoko in the beginning of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) What is the plan?
(b) What is it like being a prince?
(c) What will happen if they die?
(d) What will happen to the women and children?

4. Why does Oroonoko stop Aboan from harming Hottman near the end of Act III, Scene IV?
(a) He does not want Aboan to become a murderer.
(b) It would be too mean.
(c) It could ruin the plan.
(d) He needs Hottman.

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

6. 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.

7. How do the slaves view Oroonoko's plan for them in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) They are doubtful but will still follow him.
(b) They think it is not thought out well.
(c) They do not want to follow him.
(d) They agree to follow him.

8. How does Welldon put off Widow Lackitt from marriage yet again in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By stating he is moving back to London.
(b) By stating he has another sister who must first be married.
(c) By stating he is already married.
(d) By stating that he is in love with another woman.

9. What argument finally convinced Oroonoko to drop his sword at the end of Act IV, Scene II?
(a) That he is a prince.
(b) That he is about to be a father.
(c) That he is a father.
(d) That he is a husband.

10. What is Blanford trying to convince Oroonoko to do near the end of Act IV, Scene II?
(a) Yield.
(b) Beg.
(c) Cry.
(d) Eat.

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

12. What does the governor request of Oroonoko in Scene IV, Act II?
(a) To ask for forgiveness.
(b) To yield his weapons.
(c) To yield Imoinda.
(d) To fight him to the death.

13. Act III, Scene I is with which characters?
(a) Slave traders.
(b) The Weldon sisters.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Plantation owners.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Welldon plan on using the jewels and money for that Mrs. Lackitt gave him?

2. For what cause does Oroonoko declare he will join Aboan's plans to revolt?

3. In Act III, Scene I, why does Aboan not want to trust Hottman just yet?

4. What does Aboan suggest they do to Hottman in Act III, Scene IV?

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

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