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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. How did the captain capture Oroonoko to be a slave?
(a) By hitting him over the head and dragging him to the ship.
(b) By knocking him out and tying him up.
(c) By offering to trade the prince's life for his wife's.
(d) By getting him drunk on his ship and putting him in shackles.

2. Whom does the widow first suggest that Lucy marry?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Her son.
(c) The captain.
(d) Jack.

3. What is Daniel content with, regarding Lucy, near the end of Act II, Scene I?
(a) Being a husband.
(b) Kissing Lucy.
(c) Providing for Lucy.
(d) Marrying and sleeping with Lucy.

4. What does Oroonoko warn the Captain of?
(a) To love Lucy well or he will be betrayed.
(b) To live in fear.
(c) To beware treachery.
(d) To wait till he kills him.

5. What does Widow Lackitt hint at the end of Act II, Scene II?
(a) It is time for Lucy and Daniel to marry.
(b) It is time for Lucy and Stanmore to marry.
(c) It is her and Jack's turn to marry next.
(d) It is her and Welldon's turn to marry next.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers himself to Mrs. Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?

2. Why does the governor call on Imoinda in Act II, Scene III?

3. Who is the first speaker in Act I, Scene II?

4. Who is the third character to make an appearance in Act I, Scene I?

5. What is Daniel afraid of, regarding Lucy, near the end of Act II, Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act I, Scene I, what does Stanmore offer to Welldon and why?

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

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

6. At the beginning of Act I, Scene II, what are the Governor and Blanford discussing and what might this foreshadow?

7. Who speaks the line "hear you, but I can believe no more" in Act I, Scene II. What does it mean?

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

9. Describe the interaction between Lucy and Daniel, and Daniel's attitude towards marrying her.

10. Why did Lucy and Welldon leave London and come to Surinam?

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