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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?
(a) A physician orders a five-day quarantine to ensure no one has the plague.
(b) They are trying to find a place to live.
(c) Their papers are not in order.
(d) They arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.

2. What did the swami ask Gandhi at Gurukul?
(a) If he reads the Gita.
(b) Why he does not join the religious order.
(c) Why he does not wear the sacred threads.
(d) Why his diet is so extreme.

3. How does Gandhi resolve the dilemma with the Servants of India Society?
(a) He promises to conform to their principles.
(b) He has a member of his group join in his place.
(c) He withdraws his application.
(d) He forms his own society.

4. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
(a) They side with the crowds.
(b) They side with Gandhi.
(c) They side with the local government.
(d) They side with the British Empire.

5. Who does Gandhi give away at her wedding?
(a) Abdulla Sheth's niece.
(b) A servant.
(c) His Scottish clerk.
(d) A nearby villager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does Gandhi's group launch?

2. What is the nature of the two bills passed in the legislature upon Gandhi's return?

3. What style of dress did Gandhi's family adopt upon their return to South Africa?

4. What complicates the government's efforts when they try to move Indians out of their district in Johannesburg?

5. How are Gandhi's sons and nephew educated in South Africa?

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