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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests that Gandhi study law in England?
(a) Mr. Lely.
(b) Gandhi's older brother.
(c) Kasturbai.
(d) Mavji Dave (Joshiji).

2. Who does Gandhi give away at her wedding?
(a) A servant.
(b) A nearby villager.
(c) His Scottish clerk.
(d) Abdulla Sheth's niece.

3. Which one of these dietary practices and treatments does Gandhi NOT try?
(a) He stops eating breakfast.
(b) He stops eating cooked foods.
(c) He recommends a diet of fruit and nuts.
(d) He applies a mud poultice to his abdomen.

4. What is the situation like at Gandhi's house in Natal?
(a) Servants are maligning each other in order to curry favor with Gandhi.
(b) The Indian Congress is using his home as their unofficial office.
(c) Gandhi has animals like chickens and goats inside his house.
(d) His home is sparsely furnished and decorated because he is very frugal.

5. What is the next issue the Indian Congress takes on after the Franchise Bill?
(a) A tax on indentured servants.
(b) A bill that if passed, would have Indians paying higher taxes on food.
(c) Indians not being able to ride in the first-class section on trains.
(d) The sanitary conditions in the Indian District in Johannesburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Gandhi lends money to a woman to open a vegetarian restaurant?

2. What does Gandhi read in England that later becomes daily reading for him?

3. Why can't Gandhi sail to England after he arrives in Bombay?

4. What does Gandhi receive from South Africa after his family moves for better ventilation?

5. Why did the Indian community in Natal ask Gandhi to stay in South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Gandhi give to the Indian community in Pretoria after he takes interest in their plight?

2. What happens when Gandhi and his brother travel to Bombay so Gandhi can sail to England?

3. What is Gandhi told when he wants the Congress in Calcutta to pass his resolution?

4. What does Gandhi do with the gifts he is given before he returns to India the second time?

5. What did a member of the High Court tell Gandhi after his speech in Bombay?

6. Why does Gandhi stay in the Transvaal during his third stay in South Africa?

7. How does Gandhi's group serve the British during the Boer War?

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

9. What does Gandhi experiment with during his third stay in South Africa?

10. What happens when Gandhi tries his first case in India?

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