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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. For how long did Gandhi stay in London?
(a) One month.
(b) Through the end of the year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

2. How did the country feel about Gandhi living and conditions being improved for the Harijans?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Sad.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Jubilant.

3. Gandhi was comfortable in London and wore what everywhere?
(a) A suit.
(b) A robe.
(c) His loincloth.
(d) A scarf.

4. Gandhi failed to win India's freedom while in London. How did the masses greet him when he returned?
(a) Like a failure.
(b) Like a lost relative.
(c) Like a stranger.
(d) Like a victor.

5. In ________ of 1946, an envoy of British officials came to India to settle the terms of its independence.
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author of the book, Louis Fischer, visits Gandhi where?

2. These officials had gone over documents covering what?

3. Why could Gandhi not reconcile himself to this fact?

4. He often walked through slum areas where the local kids called him what?

5. When asked if he was a Christian, how did Gandhi reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. What positive action took place while Gandhi fasted?

2. Why could Gandhi not convert to Christianity?

3. Describe Gandhi's personal life.

4. How did people react to Gandhi while he was in London?

5. How did Gandhi deal with the violence he saw and heard about?

6. Did Gandhi win India's freedom? How was he treated when he returned home?

7. What did the Indian Congress do regarding the partition? How did Gandhi react to this?

8. How did Gandhi feel about the west?

9. What happened when the agreement was signed?

10. What did Gandhi think about Christianity and other religions?

(see the answer keys)

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