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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. Whom do we learn is interested in marrying the widow near the end of Act I, Scene I?
(a) Welldon.
(b) Jack.
(c) Blanford.
(d) Stanmore.

2. What do Welldon and the widow agree upon in Act II, Scene I?
(a) A business deal.
(b) Their upcoming marriage.
(c) Lucy's marriage to the widow's son.
(d) The widow's marriage to Jack.

3. What does the widow tell the captain that she wants?
(a) A female slave.
(b) A maid.
(c) A husband.
(d) A male slave.

4. Who offers himself to Mrs. Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?
(a) Blanford.
(b) Stanmore.
(c) Captain.
(d) Jack.

5. Why does Lucy exit in Act I, Scene I?
(a) So that Welldon can figure out how to dupe Widow Lackitt.
(b) So that Welldon and Widow Lackitt may be alone to get to know one another.
(c) So that Widow Lackitt can try to seduce Welldon.
(d) So that Welldon and Widow Lackitt may talk business.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Welldon mention his sister to in Act I, Scene II in terms of marriage?

2. Who speaks the line "I am a better Christian, I thank you, than to keep it with a Heathen" in Act I, Scene II?

3. What is Lucy's reaction to marriage with the Captain?

4. In Act II Scene II, who is the first speaker?

5. What does the widow force Daniel to do in Act II, Scene I?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Widow Lackitt's interest in Welldon shown (list 5 examples) and what does it foreshadow?

3. In Act I, Scene II, what is Widow Lackitt complaining of, to whom, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

9. For what purpose has the governor sent Stanmore to summon Blanford and Oroonoko?

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

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