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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 is Gandhi advised to do to help recover from pleurisy?

2. What does Gandhi do during a strike in the mills?

3. What cause does Gandhi take on in India after his ten-year absence?

4. Who coins the name for the passive resistance movement?

5. Where does Gandhi buy land in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dietary experiments does Gandhi undertake at Tolstoy Farms?

2. What is wrong with Gandhi's son when he arrives in South Africa after Gandhi sends for his family?

3. What is Gandhi's position on the Khilafat question?

4. What does Gandhi do in an attempt to recover from pleurisy?

5. What is the reaction of the Servants of India Society when Gandhi wants to join the organization?

6. What does Gandhi's group do while living in the rented house in Motihari?

7. What cause does Gandhi undertake after he returns to India following a ten-year absence?

8. What is the Kheda Satyagraha struggle?

9. What does Gandhi do at Ahmedabad?

10. Why does Gandhi think it is unnecessary to write further about his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why were the untouchables of interest to Gandhi? What did Gandhi learn from them and how did he use this knowledge in his pursuit for justice? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What were the origins of the Kheda Movement? Why did wearing homespun garments become a symbol of Indian patriotism? Answer using examples from the book.

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