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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. ________________ itself was on trial as Gandhi told about how the streets were filled with the starving and sick who became poorer and poorer while the British got rich from the labor of the Indians.

2. He also explained his commitment to truth and non-violence, saying that whatever the penalty for his crime, he was ready to take it, if what?

3. What is Sevagram?

4. Gandhi acted out of compassion for both the British and the Indians for what reason?

5. Gandhi sulked in his homesickness until when?

Short Essay Questions

1. What requires courage regarding this movement against the Black Act?

2. What is ahimsa?

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

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

5. What does Gandhi's uncle do for him after high school?

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

7. How did Gandhi come to be married to Kasturbai?

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

9. How did Gandhi find himself when he first arrived in England?

10. How does Gandhi deal with the Black Act?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Self-Satyagraha is discussed.

Part 1) What is this type of satyagraha? To what is it compared?

Part 2) How can one begin a self-satyagraha? How can this benefit one's life?

Part 3) How different would your life be if you began a self-satyagraha? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Gandhi's marriage to Kasturbai was arranged when he was thirteen.

Part 1) Is this unusual? Why or why not? How might this affect one's life at thirteen? How would your life be different if you were married at thirteen?

Part 2) How did these two treat each other? What might be expected of two thirteen-year-olds? What is unusual about this couple? Why?

Part 3) How did these two become an inspiration for couples around the world? What have you learned from this couple?

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