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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Oroonoko so elated at the end of Act II, Scene III?
(a) He finally kills the Captain.
(b) He is finally freed of slavery.
(c) He has returned home to Africa.
(d) He is finally reunited with Imoinda.

4. How does Welldon say he could cheat the widow?
(a) By marrying her daughter.
(b) By having Lucy marry her son.
(c) By striking a business deal with her.
(d) By marrying her for her money.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lucy exit in Act I, Scene I?

3. How can Daniel's behavior in Act II, Scene I be described?

4. What does the widow tell the captain that she wants?

5. Whom does the widow first suggest that Lucy marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blanford defend Clemene? What does this show us about him?

2. Describe the Captain's character in Act I, Scene II.

3. What do we learn about Oroonoko's past in Act II, Scene II?

4. Describe the interaction and relationship between the governor and his mistress at the beginning of Act II, Scene III.

5. In Act II, Scene I how does Welldon put Widow Lackitt off marrying him?

6. What line tells us of Welldon's feelings towards Mrs. Lackitt and in regards to what in Act I, Scene I?

7. After the reunion of Oroonoko and Imoinda, what does the governor comment and what does this comment foreshadow?

8. What does Blanford try to assure Oroonoko of in Act II, Scene II?

9. Where are the two sisters living and how is this an advantage for them?

10. What is an allusion and what allusion is made in Act I, Scene II?

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