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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Welldon say to the widow's first suggestion of a husband for Lucy?

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

3. What does Welldon say he promised Lucy's dying father in Act II, Scene I to Widow Lackitt?

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

5. What does the line "poor Women be thought decaying and unfit/for the Town at One or Two and twenty" in Act I, Scene I mean exactly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Daniel's character.

4. Why does Oroonoko tell Blanford he is unhappy?

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

6. What do we understand of the relationship between Jack Stanmore and Widow Lackitt in Act I, Scene II?

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

8. In Act I, Scene I, who is disguised as a man and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the play with the novella. Discuss the history behind each piece, the themes, how each one was received by the public and its popularity and how each was interpreted. Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella).

Essay Topic 2

Although Thomas Southerne wrote the play, Oroonoko, A Tragedy, the true creator of Oroonoko is the author, Aphra Behn. What was Behn's life like? What were her views? Why did she become a writer? What did she write? What were her inspirations for writing Oroonoko? Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella).

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used in the play. Discuss the meaning of foreshadowing and cite at least three examples of foreshadowing. What is being foreshadowed and how do you know? Research as necessary using at least one book source (not including the play or novella) and use specific examples from the play.

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