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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Indian community open in South Africa with the generosity of Mr. Rustoraji?
(a) A community center.
(b) A soup kitchen.
(c) An open-air market.
(d) A charity hospital.

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

3. 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.

4. Gandhi invites which group of people to live with his family?
(a) The Boers.
(b) The English.
(c) The Untouchables.
(d) The Zulus.

5. Who is the Secretary of State in South Africa?
(a) Lord Ripon.
(b) The Duke of the Transvaal.
(c) Mr. Huffington.
(d) Viscount Yorkchester.

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

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

8. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?
(a) Their papers are not in order.
(b) They arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.
(c) They are trying to find a place to live.
(d) A physician orders a five-day quarantine to ensure no one has the plague.

9. What does Gandhi think about the lodging at Ripon college during the Congress in Calcutta?
(a) That it should be the model for other meetings in the future.
(b) That the unsanitary conditions are ripe for a disease outbreak.
(c) That the building should be condemned.
(d) That it is a collection of great thinkers.

10. 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.

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

12. Where do Gandhi and his family move for better ventilation?
(a) Baroda.
(b) Santa Cruz.
(c) Kalyan.
(d) Goa.

13. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
(a) They side with the crowds.
(b) They side with the local government.
(c) They side with Gandhi.
(d) They side with the British Empire.

14. What style of dress did Gandhi's family adopt upon their return to South Africa?
(a) European style.
(b) Gujarati style.
(c) Zulu style.
(d) Parsi style.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?

2. Who is Balasundaram?

3. What kind of husband does Gandhi desire to be?

4. What is Gandhi instructed to do before he gives a speech in Bombay?

5. What is the nature of the two bills passed in the legislature upon Gandhi's return?

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