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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advice does Mavji Dave give Gandhi?
(a) To give up his public work.
(b) To practice law in Bombay.
(c) To meet with Lord Chamberlain.
(d) To eat a more varied diet for his health.

3. In what field does Gandhi's father work?
(a) In public service.
(b) In education.
(c) In manufacturing.
(d) In law.

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

5. Which one of these dietary practices and treatments does Gandhi NOT try?
(a) He recommends a diet of fruit and nuts.
(b) He applies a mud poultice to his abdomen.
(c) He stops eating breakfast.
(d) He stops eating cooked foods.

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

7. What is Gandhi trying to persuade barristers to do while in Bombay?
(a) To find loopholes in the constitution to get India out from under British rule.
(b) To represent the poor in court cases.
(c) To gain more power in Indian government and to have more influence.
(d) To accompany him when he returns to South Africa.

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

9. What do Gandhi's Christian friends request of Gandhi?
(a) To come to a prayer meeting.
(b) To teach them about Hinduism.
(c) To read the Bible.
(d) To convert to Christianity.

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

11. What kind of husband does Gandhi desire to be?
(a) A doting husband.
(b) A faithful husband.
(c) An independent husband.
(d) An authoritarian husband.

12. How does Gandhi assist Narayan Hemchandra?
(a) He introduces Hemchandra to helpful people.
(b) He teaches him English and serves as a translator.
(c) He cooks vegetarian meals for him.
(d) He helps Hemchandra sell his books.

13. How are people in India informed about the injustices toward the Indian people in South Africa?
(a) Gandhi takes out ads in newspapers nationwide.
(b) A pamphlet is circulated.
(c) Gandhi tells everyone he meets.
(d) Gandhi holds public meetings.

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

15. What is the next issue the Indian Congress takes on after the Franchise Bill?
(a) A tax on indentured servants.
(b) The sanitary conditions in the Indian District in Johannesburg.
(c) Indians not being able to ride in the first-class section on trains.
(d) A bill that if passed, would have Indians paying higher taxes on food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does Gandhi receive after his brother's troubles?

2. Who is Balasundaram?

3. What is the reaction from the whites in South Africa about Gandhi's return?

4. What complicates the government's efforts when they try to move Indians out of their district in Johannesburg?

5. What dietary advice written in a pamphlet does Gandhi later recant?

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