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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Indians volunteer their services during the Boer War?
(a) As interpreters.
(b) As foot soldiers.
(c) As cooks.
(d) As ambulance attendants.

3. What complicates the government's efforts when they try to move Indians out of their district in Johannesburg?
(a) It is illegal to evict the tenants under the government premises.
(b) There will be a labor supply shortage.
(c) There is no place to relocate the Indians.
(d) The Indians have 99-year tenancy rights on their leases.

4. 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 arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.
(d) They are trying to find a place to live.

5. What does Gandhi attribute to the underlying cause of their argument?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) Not enough food.
(c) Lust.
(d) Kasturbai's disagreeable nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Gandhi's opinion, what subject should be taught in school?

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

3. Which two events happen while Gandhi is in high school?

4. What is Gandhi told when he wants the Congress in Calcutta to pass his resolution?

5. What is the situation like at Gandhi's house in Natal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What influence does Gandhi's high school friend have on him?

2. What does Gandhi witness at the Kali temple that makes an impression on him?

3. What does Gandhi experiment with during his third stay in South Africa?

4. What is the next issue the Indian Congress decides to take on after the Franchise Bill?

5. What does Gandhi do during his third stay in South Africa, even though it has a negative effect of Kasturbai?

6. What does Gandhi do after the Congress in Calcutta concludes?

7. What did a member of the High Court tell Gandhi after his speech in Bombay?

8. What is Gandhi told when he wants the Congress in Calcutta to pass his resolution?

9. What treatment does Gandhi encounter after he arrives in South Africa?

10. What is Gandhi's relationship like with Narayan Hemchandra?

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