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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapters 36-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi observe while traveling to Rangoon with his son, Ramdas?
(a) Unsanitary conditions on the boat.
(b) Extreme poverty.
(c) Someone drowning.
(d) Unbridled corruption.

2. Why is Kallenbach unable to accompany Gandhi to India?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He gets seasick easily.
(c) He is too sick.
(d) He is unable to obtain a passport because of the war.

3. Why does Gandhi support the British during the Boer War?
(a) He hopes the Indians will gain rights from the British.
(b) He is opposed to the treatment of Indians in South Africa.
(c) He hopes for a government position in India.
(d) He thinks the British are right.

4. What does Gandhi promise the governor after their meeting in Bombay?
(a) To stay out of trouble.
(b) To keep the governor informed of any protest.
(c) That Gandhi will assist him with a cabinet appointment.
(d) That he will continue working toward Indian independence.

5. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?
(a) They arrived early and they are waiting for Abdullah Sheth to return to South Africa.
(b) A physician orders a five-day quarantine to ensure no one has the plague.
(c) Their papers are not in order.
(d) They are trying to find a place to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gandhi tell the police commissioner in Ahmedabad?

2. What does the Gandhi family do after the offer for services of the Indian Ambulance Corps is accepted by the South African Government?

3. How does Gandhi spend his time in Bengal?

4. What happens after Gandhi's suggestion for arbitration for workers' wages is rejected?

5. Why is Gandhi unable to stay in Bihar after his work is completed?

(see the answer key)

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