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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Gandhi make when he returns to India the second time?
(a) That he will return in a year if he is needed.
(b) That he will recruit more volunteers to send to South Africa.
(c) That he will work for Indian independence.
(d) That he will send them care packages from India.

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

3. What do the stagecoach passengers tell the stagecoach staff, in regards to Gandhi, on the trip from Charlestown to Johannesburg?
(a) That they will boycott the stagecoach company if Gandhi is not permitted to ride with them.
(b) To leave Gandhi alone and let him ride inside the coach with them.
(c) That they will take the next coach if Gandhi rides with them.
(d) To leave Gandhi behind and have him take the next coach.

4. What happens at the meeting between Gandhi and Dr. P.C. Ray?
(a) The two men agree to work together to eradicate problems.
(b) They schedule another meeting to further discuss common aims.
(c) The meeting ends in a shouting match.
(d) They have obvious religious differences and the meeting ends.

5. What is Mr. Chamberlain's attitude toward the Indian delegation in South Africa?
(a) He is very supportive.
(b) He is hostile
(c) He is not interested.
(d) He is very patronizing.

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

7. What does Gandhi witness at the Kali temple that affects him deeply?
(a) A monk protesting British rule.
(b) A little girl making an offering to a god.
(c) The slaughtering of lambs.
(d) The property had been defaced.

8. In Gandhi's opinion, what subject should be taught in school?
(a) Nutrition.
(b) Religion.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Personal hygiene.

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

10. How are Gandhi's sons and nephew educated in South Africa?
(a) Gandhi hires an English governess.
(b) They attend public school.
(c) They are sent to a boarding school in Johannesburg.
(d) Kasturbai teaches them.

11. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?
(a) Mavji Dave (Joshiji).
(b) Kasturbai.
(c) Mr. Lely.
(d) Gandhi's older brother.

12. What does Gandhi receive from South Africa after his family moves for better ventilation?
(a) A gift.
(b) A cable requesting his return.
(c) A post card.
(d) An offer from his former law firm.

13. What happens when Gandhi attends the vegetarian convention in Portsmouth?
(a) He does not think their diet is strict enough and leaves.
(b) Gandhi is asked to be the president of the Vegetarian Association.
(c) He finds the women too flirtatious and leaves.
(d) He becomes more committed to his dietary practices.

14. How does Gandhi assist his brother-in-law after he takes him from Bombay to Rajkot?
(a) He lends his brother-in-law some money to repay his debts.
(b) He nurses his sick brother-in-law.
(c) He harbors his brother-in-law after he commits a crime.
(d) He helps his brother-in-law move.

15. What is Gandhi advised to do by a member of the High Court?
(a) To stay in India to help with self government.
(b) To support the British monarchy.
(c) To take a position on the court.
(d) To recruit others to spread his message about the conditions in South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandhi attribute to the underlying cause of their argument?

2. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?

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

4. Who helps Gandhi acclimate to South Africa?

5. What newspaper does Gandhi's group launch?

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