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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What position do the South African newspapers take after Gandhi's interview?
2. What promise does Gandhi make when he returns to India the second time?
3. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?
4. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?
5. What happens after the government does not move the Indians out of the district in Johannesburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Gandhi asked to stay in Natal after he finishes his work on his case?
2. What does Gandhi do during his third stay in South Africa, even though it has a negative effect of Kasturbai?
3. What happens when Gandhi and his brother travel to Bombay so Gandhi can sail to England?
4. Gandhi receives a cable while living in Santa Cruz. What does the cable say and how does Gandhi respond?
5. What habits does Gandhi develop while living in England that become more entrenched later in life?
6. What happens as a result of Gandhi missing the train in Allahabad?
7. Why does Gandhi stay in the Transvaal during his third stay in South Africa?
8. What influence does Gandhi's high school friend have on him?
9. What treatment does Gandhi encounter after he arrives in South Africa?
10. What is the nature of the two bills that are introduced in the legislature in South Africa after Gandhi's return? Are they ultimately passed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Gandhi's actions in South Africa and India on the following:
a. The tactics used
b. The role of religion in his campaigns
c. His success many years after his death.
Essay Topic 2
Gandhi once said, "men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint." Do you see Gandhi exemplifying this quote in My Experiments with Truth? Why or why not? Cite examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How is passivity so effective in a society that is action-focused? Is passivity a form of action? Use examples in My Experiments with Truth to formulate your answer.
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