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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. A compromise was proposed wherein the Harijans would be able to do what?

2. In what did Jinnah's declaration result?

3. Gandhi was considering another civil disobedience that he called what?

4. The next day, Hindu officials presented the plan to whom?

5. On what day of the fast, was an agreement reached which Gandhi approved?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Gandhi and his son go in August of 1931?

2. Why did Gandhi decide to go to Noakhali?

3. How did Gandhi feels about the first agreement? What happened after he gave his response regarding this agreement?

4. Against what did Gandhi remain steadfast? Did others stand strong with him? Why or why not?

5. Describe Gandhi's ashram.

6. What took place in August of 1946?

7. How did Gandhi act when he was once again put into jail?

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

9. What took place in March of 1946?

10. Why could Gandhi not convert to Christianity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two incidences change Gandhi forever.

Part 1) What are these two incidences? Why do these incidences so greatly impact Gandhi?

Part 2) How do the world events during Gandhi's life, as a whole, impact him, his philosophy, and his actions?

Part 3) What incidences in your own life have impacted you? Why? How do they compare to incidences in Gandhi's life?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi wins the support of the liberals.

Part 1) How does he go about doing this? How is this beneficial?

Part 2) Why is he able to win support form the liberals but not others?

Part 3) What issues in the United States might you compare this to? Explain the outcomes of these issues and how they compare to the issues with which Gandhi deals.

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi's ashram is called the White House of India.

Part 1) What is an ashram? Describe Gandhi's ashram. Why is it called the White House of India?

Part 2) How do these two places compare? Can his ashram truly be called the White House of India? Why or why not?

Part 3) What does this name imply about the Indian people's feelings towards Gandhi, his followers, and the U.S.?

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