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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 21-25.

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 finds a loophole in the train company regulations and purchases a first-class ticket.
(b) He files a civil suit in court.
(c) He becomes indignant and writes a letter to the editor to the newspaper in Pretoria.
(d) He bleaches his skin and claims he is a white man, then purchases a first class ticket.

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

3. What dietary advice written in a pamphlet does Gandhi later recant?
(a) That vegetables are for animals.
(b) That children should not eat wheat products until they are five years old.
(c) That no milk is needed beyond a mother's milk.
(d) That people should eat the entire fruit, not just the juice.

4. Why is Gandhi called back to Durban?
(a) Employers are retaliating against indentured servants.
(b) There is rioting in the streets.
(c) The Indian Congress is falling apart without his presence.
(d) For the opening session of parliament.

5. What is Gandhi instructed to do before he gives a speech in Bombay?
(a) To write his speech out before he delivers it.
(b) To hire a speech writer.
(c) To see a speech therapist.
(d) To get a good night's sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gandhi advised to do by a member of the High Court?

2. What happens when Gandhi and Kasturbai have an argument over a Christian clerk living with them?

3. What is Gandhi told when he wants the Congress in Calcutta to pass his resolution?

4. What does Gandhi remind the Indian community in Durban after a plague outbreak?

5. What is Gandhi trying to persuade barristers to do while in Bombay?

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