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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 26-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two events happen while Gandhi is in high school?
(a) Gandhi's brother drops out of school; Gandhi's mother breaks her hip.
(b) Gandhi's father has malaria; Kasturbai breaks her arm.
(c) Gandhi's friend is arrested; Gandhi's mother dies.
(d) Gandhi's father dies; Kasturbai is pregnant with their first child.

2. What trouble does Gandhi's older brother get into?
(a) He becomes an outcast from their caste.
(b) He gives wrong advice to the Ranasaheb of Porbandar.
(c) He insults a British Political Agent.
(d) He embezzles some money.

3. 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 Gandhi's mother has died.
(d) That he has an invitation to work at a law firm in Bombay.

4. Which item is NOT a result of Gandhi's high school friend's influence?
(a) Gandhi enlisting in the British army.
(b) Gandhi visiting a brothel .
(c) Creating a rift between Gandhi and Kasturbai.
(d) Gandhi eating meat against his parents' wishes.

5. What does Gandhi promise his mother before he departs for England?
(a) To write home every week.
(b) Not to lose touch with his Indian roots.
(c) To study hard.
(d) Not to touch wine or women or eat meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field does Gandhi's father work?

2. What does Gandhi think about his abilities to practice law after passing the bar exams?

3. Why is Gandhi called back to Durban?

4. What happens when Gandhi attends the vegetarian convention in Portsmouth?

5. What does the court in South Africa ask Gandhi to do when he is introduced?

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