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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi do when he is informed that he will have to travel third class on the train to Pretoria?
(a) He files a civil suit in court.
(b) He bleaches his skin and claims he is a white man, then purchases a first class ticket.
(c) He becomes indignant and writes a letter to the editor to the newspaper in Pretoria.
(d) He finds a loophole in the train company regulations and purchases a first-class ticket.

2. What intention does Gandhi announce in Burma?
(a) That he is refraining from eating dairy products.
(b) That he will travel third class through India.
(c) That he will continue his practices for finding truth.
(d) That he will be taking a poisition in the Indian government.

3. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?
(a) Gandhi's older brother.
(b) Mavji Dave (Joshiji).
(c) Mr. Lely.
(d) Kasturbai.

4. How does Gandhi respond to the doctor's advice when his son, Manilal, becomes very ill?
(a) He seeks a second opinion.
(b) He follows the doctor's orders.
(c) He ignores the doctor's orders.
(d) He follows some of the doctor's instructions.

5. How are Gandhi's sons and nephew educated in South Africa?
(a) Kasturbai teaches them.
(b) They are sent to a boarding school in Johannesburg.
(c) They attend public school.
(d) Gandhi hires an English governess.

6. How does the Indian Congress of Natal raise funds for their cause?
(a) They request funding from the Maharaja of Cochin in India.
(b) They hold a gala.
(c) They sell some of their valuable belongings.
(d) They charge a membership fee.

7. What happens when Gandhi lends money to a woman to open a vegetarian restaurant?
(a) She defaults on the loan.
(b) She repays Gandhi.
(c) She needs more money and asks for another loan.
(d) She dies and her son assumes the loan.

8. What news does Gandhi receive after he returns to India?
(a) That his eldest son has been hospitalized.
(b) That Gandi's older brother has accepted a cabinet postion in the Indian government.
(c) That he has an invitation to work at a law firm in Bombay.
(d) That Gandhi's mother has died.

9. What is the nature of the two bills passed in the legislature upon Gandhi's return?
(a) To create difficulties for Indian traders; to curb Indian immigration.
(b) To place a tax on Indians; to restrict Indian goods and services.
(c) To restrict the import of Indian goods; to restrict the travel of Indians in South Africa.
(d) To place a curfew on Indians; to prohibit a group of more than twelve Indians to congregate.

10. What does the Indian community open in South Africa with the generosity of Mr. Rustoraji?
(a) An open-air market.
(b) A charity hospital.
(c) A community center.
(d) A soup kitchen.

11. What complicates the government's efforts when they try to move Indians out of their district in Johannesburg?
(a) It is illegal to evict the tenants under the government premises.
(b) There is no place to relocate the Indians.
(c) There will be a labor supply shortage.
(d) The Indians have 99-year tenancy rights on their leases.

12. Who helps Gandhi acclimate to South Africa?
(a) Abdulla Sheth.
(b) Dr. Mehta.
(c) Mr. Johnston.
(d) Mr. Banker.

13. What does Gandhi do with the gifts showered on him for his second departure from South Africa?
(a) They are sold and the money is sent to India.
(b) They are put in a public trust fund for the community.
(c) He keeps them.
(d) They are kept at Abdulla Sheth's house for safekeeping until Gandhi returns.

14. How does Gandhi assist his brother-in-law after he takes him from Bombay to Rajkot?
(a) He lends his brother-in-law some money to repay his debts.
(b) He nurses his sick brother-in-law.
(c) He helps his brother-in-law move.
(d) He harbors his brother-in-law after he commits a crime.

15. What action does Gandhi's group take against the Asiatic Department in Johannesburg?
(a) They go to the police and warrants are issued.
(b) They boycott all non-Indian goods and services.
(c) They file a law suit.
(d) They refuse to get any permits through the Asiatic Department

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandhi read in England that later becomes daily reading for him?

2. What does Gandhi receive from South Africa after his family moves for better ventilation?

3. What does Gandhi do after the Congress in Calcutta concludes?

4. Why did the Indian community in Natal ask Gandhi to stay in South Africa?

5. What is Mr. Chamberlain's attitude toward the Indian delegation in South Africa?

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