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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gandhi do when he is informed that he will have to travel third class on the train to Pretoria?
(a) He bleaches his skin and claims he is a white man, then purchases a first class ticket.
(b) He files a civil suit in court.
(c) He becomes indignant and writes a letter to the editor to the newspaper in Pretoria.
(d) He finds a loophole in the train company regulations and purchases a first-class ticket.

2. Where does Gandhi live after the Congress in Calcutta?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) In Bengal.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Rajkot.

3. How does Gandhi spend his time in Bengal?
(a) Speaking at public meetings.
(b) Writing pamphlets.
(c) Making contacts and meeting people.
(d) Performing rituals.

4. What happens when Gandhi lends money to a woman to open a vegetarian restaurant?
(a) She needs more money and asks for another loan.
(b) She defaults on the loan.
(c) She repays Gandhi.
(d) She dies and her son assumes the loan.

5. Which two events happen while Gandhi is in high school?
(a) Gandhi's father dies; Kasturbai is pregnant with their first child.
(b) Gandhi's friend is arrested; Gandhi's mother dies.
(c) Gandhi's brother drops out of school; Gandhi's mother breaks her hip.
(d) Gandhi's father has malaria; Kasturbai breaks her arm.

6. What does Gandhi do after there is a plague outbreak in Bombay?
(a) He volunteers to transport the deceased.
(b) He offers his services in sanitation.
(c) He files a civil suit on behalf of the citizens of Bombay.
(d) He tries to heal the afflicted with his home remedies.

7. How are the Indian quarters in Johannesburg referred to?
(a) As the Banana Belt.
(b) As coolie locations.
(c) As the slave quarters.
(d) As Plague City.

8. What does Gandhi attribute to the underlying cause of their argument?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) Kasturbai's disagreeable nature.
(c) Not enough food.
(d) Lust.

9. What style of dress did Gandhi's family adopt upon their return to South Africa?
(a) European style.
(b) Zulu style.
(c) Parsi style.
(d) Gujarati style.

10. What ambition does Gandhi have for Kasturbai?
(a) To stay at home and care for children.
(b) To become a powerful leader.
(c) To be educated.
(d) To nurse and care for others.

11. What intention does Gandhi announce in Burma?
(a) That he is refraining from eating dairy products.
(b) That he will travel third class through India.
(c) That he will continue his practices for finding truth.
(d) That he will be taking a poisition in the Indian government.

12. What newspaper does Gandhi's group launch?
(a) The Hindustani Weekly Chronicle.
(b) The Durban Indian Times.
(c) The Gandhi Gazette.
(d) The Indian Opinion.

13. What kind of husband does Gandhi desire to be?
(a) A faithful husband.
(b) An authoritarian husband.
(c) An independent husband.
(d) A doting husband.

14. What do Gandhi's Christian friends request of Gandhi?
(a) To read the Bible.
(b) To teach them about Hinduism.
(c) To convert to Christianity.
(d) To come to a prayer meeting.

15. What is Gandhi told when he wants the Congress in Calcutta to pass his resolution?
(a) That it is for naught, because they have no rights in their country.
(b) That there will not be enough votes to get it passed.
(c) That the resolution will be the foundation for lasting change.
(d) That the resolution will be symbolic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as a result of Gandhi's decision?

2. Why must Gandhi and his family wait before they can disembark from their ship in Durban?

3. What does Gandhi remind the Indian community in Durban after a plague outbreak?

4. How does the Indian Congress of Natal raise funds for their cause?

5. What does Gandhi do after the Congress in Calcutta concludes?

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