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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 causes a rift between Gandhi and his brother?

2. What vow does Gandhi take in 1906?

3. In Gandhi's opinion, what subject should be taught in school?

4. How does Gandhi communicate when in a group?

5. What does Gandhi promise his mother before he departs for England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gandhi's friend, Mavji Dave, advise him to do?

2. What happens when Gandhi and his brother travel to Bombay so Gandhi can sail to England?

3. What does Gandhi do during his third stay in South Africa, even though it has a negative effect of Kasturbai?

4. Why is Gandhi asked to stay in Natal after he finishes his work on his case?

5. What does Gandhi experiment with during his third stay in South Africa?

6. What does Gandhi do with the gifts he is given before he returns to India the second time?

7. What treatment does Gandhi encounter after he arrives in South Africa?

8. What happens when the government tries to move the Indians out of their quarters in Johannesburg?

9. How does Gandhi's group serve the British during the Boer War?

10. What happens when Gandhi tries his first case in India?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many who were part of Gandhi's inner circle considered him a father figure. What was Gandhi's attitude and actions toward his own family? Were they consistent with his public persona? Were his actions toward them motivated by his professional goals or philosophical principles? State why or why not using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

The title of Gandhi's autobiography is My Experiments with Truth. Does it seem like he considers himself a human experiment and his autobiography is his lab notes? Did it appear that he hoped other people would replicate his experiments or replicate his findings? Support your answers with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi made a tremendous personal transformation throughout the book. Please describe that transformation, and explain what the key influences or pivotal events were which impacted Gandhi during that transformation? Cite examples from the book.

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