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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 does Welldon pacify the widow in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By agreeing to marry her the next day.
(b) By telling her he will personally kill his wife so that they may marry.
(c) By disclosing her true idenity as a female to show the widow that they can never marry.
(d) By telling her he will have his wife poisoned so that they may marry.

2. Who enters near the end of Act III, Scene III?
(a) Stanmore.
(b) Jack.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Daniel.

3. How does Welldon put off Widow Lackitt from marriage yet again in Act III, Scene III?
(a) By stating he is moving back to London.
(b) By stating he has another sister who must first be married.
(c) By stating he is already married.
(d) By stating that he is in love with another woman.

4. For what purpose has Blanford brought Aboan to Oroonoko?
(a) To be his servant.
(b) To be his right-hand man.
(c) To be his companion.
(d) To be his slave.

5. What does Welldon request of Stanmore near the end of Act IV, Scene I?
(a) To care for Lucy if something happens to him.
(b) To care for Oroonoko if something happens to him.
(c) To care for his cousin if something happens to him.
(d) To care for Mrs. Lackitt if something happens to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oroonoko stop Aboan from harming Hottman near the end of Act III, Scene IV?

2. What does Aboan mean by the line: "...I see Love has your Heart, and takes up all your thoughts" in Act III, Scene II?

3. Who appears as the mediator?

4. How is Welldon rescued from having to sleep with the widow?

5. Who agrees with Oroonoko about Hottman Act III, Scene IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Oroonoko say that Imoinda has made him a coward?

3. Describe the character Aboan in Act III.

4. What nickname does Welldon suggest Mrs.Lackitt call him and how is this ironic?

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

6. What happens at the end of Act IV, Scene II?

7. Why does Oroonoko not initially want to join the slave revolt in Act III Scene II?

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

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

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

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