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

2. What is Aboan's idea for gaining freedom from slavery?
(a) Killing the slave masters.
(b) Making their slave masters unconscious then running away.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Escaping in the middle of the night.

3. Which word best describes Oroonoko's plan for the slaves in Act III, Scene IV?
(a) Violent.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Haphazard.
(d) Doubtful.

4. Why does Oroonoko say Imoinda has made him a coward?
(a) He does not stand up to her.
(b) She has turned him weak-willed.
(c) She is making him yield because of her weakness.
(d) He is afraid to die and be without her and afraid to live and lose her.

5. Why does Widow Lackitt give Welldon a gift?
(a) To show off her wealth.
(b) To remind him to not be negligent of her.
(c) To show she wants to get rid of him.
(d) To show she is not negligent of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Widow Lackitt threaten to do to Lucy in Act III, Scene III?

2. Whom does Oroonoko kill near the beginning of Act IV Scene II?

3. How does Welldon put off Widow Lackitt from marriage yet again in Act III, Scene III?

4. Who are the two people who have betrayed Oroonoko in Act IV, Scene II?

5. For what purpose has Blanford brought Aboan to Oroonoko?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack feel about his role in the situation between himself and Mrs.Lackitt in Act IV?

2. What is the tone of the beginning of Act IV, Scene II and how do you know?

3. In Act III, Scene III, what does Welldon suggest he do so that he and Widow Lackitt may get married?

4. What are three examples of foreshadowing in Act III?

5. What is Aboan's most convincing argument which finally gets Oroonoko to join his plans of revolt?

6. What does Aboan say that Oroonoko does not understand in Act III Scene II?

7. What is the lesson behind the captain's death and did we know it was coming?

8. Describe the character Aboan in Act III.

9. How does Blanford convince Oroonoko to drop his sword?

10. From what is Welldon rescued at the end of Act III, Scene III and how?

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