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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gandhi called back to Durban?
(a) For the opening session of parliament.
(b) Employers are retaliating against indentured servants.
(c) The Indian Congress is falling apart without his presence.
(d) There is rioting in the streets.

2. What is Gandhi trying to persuade barristers to do while in Bombay?
(a) To accompany him when he returns to South Africa.
(b) To gain more power in Indian government and to have more influence.
(c) To find loopholes in the constitution to get India out from under British rule.
(d) To represent the poor in court cases.

3. What happens after Gandhi's suggestion for arbitration for workers' wages is rejected?
(a) Nothing happens.
(b) The workers revolt.
(c) He recommends they strike.
(d) He recommends they abandon the cause.

4. What cause does Gandhi take on in India after his ten-year absence?
(a) Indian independence.
(b) Rationing rice.
(c) The Viramgam customs.
(d) The poll tax.

5. What is the message in the letter Gandhi receives from the government of Bihar?
(a) That his family would be in danger if he continues his actions.
(b) That he end his inquiry and leave Bihar.
(c) That his group should keep a lower profile.
(d) That the government is in full support of his efforts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Gandhi leaves Bihar?

2. What do the stagecoach passengers tell the stagecoach staff, in regards to Gandhi, on the trip from Charlestown to Johannesburg?

3. What advice does Gandhi give to Indian merchants in South Africa?

4. What is Gandhi's philosophy to exposing children to those who are less desirable?

5. Why does Gandhi have to return to India?

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