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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 the only universal thing?

2. He was such an irresistible fund-raiser for the oppressed in India that even who gave him money for his cause?

3. He made the determination then and there that he would do what?

4. When the passenger summoned the police, what happened?

5. Describe Gandhi's early time in England.

Short Essay Questions

1. What intervened in Gandhi's life after graduation and his return to India?

2. What is ahimsa?

3. With what was Gandhi confronted in South Africa? How did he deal with this?

4. What is the Black Act? What does Gandhi think of it?

5. How does Gandhi deal with the Black Act?

6. How did Gandhi feel about volunteering? How did these feelings influence him?

7. How did Gandhi feel about English customs? What did he do with these feelings?

8. How is Gandhi irresistible to followers?

9. What was different about Gandhi's behavior compared to other men in his position?

10. What is Gandhi's reputation at this time in South Africa? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi studied law in England.

Part 1) Why did he study law in England? How did he change as a result of this experience?

Part 2) What else did Gandhi study while in England? Why does he study this? What does this reveal about Gandhi?

Part 3) How did this time in England prepare him for his future endeavors?

Essay Topic 2

In South Africa, Gandhi's attitude toward law changed.

Part 1) What was Gandhi doing in South Africa? How was his attitude changed regarding law?

Part 2) How did the discovery about law change other aspects of Gandhi's life? Why?

Part 3) How did his experiences in England prepare him for this change in South Africa? How did this change guide him down a new path?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi's return home was a struggle.

Part 1) Why was his return home a struggle? How did he handle this?

Part 2) How might Gandhi have handled this struggle later in life? Why?

Part 3) How does this struggle lead Gandhi to be the man as the world knows him?

Part 4) What does this say about the importance of one's struggles?

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