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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi think about his abilities to practice law after passing the bar exams?
(a) He thinks he does not have any practical experience.
(b) He thinks his aptitude is stronger in medicine and does not think he will be successful.
(c) He thinks that his discipline and practices will help him succeed.
(d) He thinks he has the persuasive abilities to win trials.

2. What does Gandhi read in England that later becomes daily reading for him?
(a) The Patanjali Sutras.
(b) The London Times.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Gita.

3. 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 finds a loophole in the train company regulations and purchases a first-class ticket.
(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.

4. What offer does Gandhi receive after his brother's troubles?
(a) To teach school in Bombay.
(b) To take a government position in Delhi.
(c) An invitation to work for a South African law firm.
(d) To be an Indian rights advocate in South Africa.

5. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?
(a) Members of Gandhi's caste threaten him.
(b) The Indian Ocean is too rough at that time.
(c) Gandhi and his brother fall victim to a pickpocket.
(d) He forgets his passport in Rajkot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to convert Gandhi to Christianity?

2. Who helps Gandhi acclimate to South Africa?

3. What trouble does Gandhi's older brother get into?

4. What ambition does Gandhi have for Kasturbai?

5. How does Gandhi assist Narayan Hemchandra?

(see the answer key)

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