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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi remind the Indian community in Durban after a plague outbreak?
(a) To wash their hands before eating.
(b) To improve their sanitary habits so they can fight for their rights.
(c) To set their rat traps.
(d) He reminds them of their duty and loyalty to India.

2. How does Gandhi communicate when in a group?
(a) He writes his thoughts on a piece of paper and has someone read them to the group.
(b) He acts out what he wants to say and people guess at the clues.
(c) He writes letters to others that convey his thoughts while they were together.
(d) He says nothing and is frustrated because he has not communicated his thoughts and tells a group member days later.

3. Why does Gandhi support the British during the Boer War?
(a) He hopes the Indians will gain rights from the British.
(b) He thinks the British are right.
(c) He is opposed to the treatment of Indians in South Africa.
(d) He hopes for a government position in India.

4. What activities does Gandhi undertake to save money during his second trip to South Africa?
(a) Making his own clothes and grinding wheat into flour.
(b) Growing his own vegetables and making his own shoes.
(c) Cutting coupons and walking to his destination.
(d) Doing laundry in-house and cutting his own hair.

5. 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) They arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.
(d) Their papers are not in order.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gandhi spend his time in Bengal?

2. Why did the Indian community in Natal ask Gandhi to stay in South Africa?

3. Who does Gandhi encounter after he misses his train in Allahabad?

4. Who is the Secretary of State in South Africa?

5. Who does Gandhi recommend to fill in for him when he returns to India to visit his family?

(see the answer key)

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