An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why is Gandhi called back to Durban?

2. How does Gandhi spend his time in Bengal?

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

4. Who does Gandhi recommend to fill in for him when he returns to India to visit his family?

5. What is Gandhi advised to do by a member of the High Court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gandhi asked to stay in Natal after he finishes his work on his case?

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

3. What happens when the government tries to move the Indians out of their quarters in Johannesburg?

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

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

6. What does Gandhi do during his third stay in South Africa, even though it has a negative effect of Kasturbai?

7. What problems does Gandhi encounter while traveling to Pretoria during the war?

8. What is the reaction from the whites when Gandhi returns to South Africa with his family?

9. How does Gandhi act on his loyalty to the British constitution?

10. Gandhi receives a cable while living in Santa Cruz. What does the cable say and how does Gandhi respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Gandhi's actions in South Africa and India on the following:

a. The tactics used

b. The role of religion in his campaigns

c. His success many years after his death.

Essay Topic 2

What were Gandhi's beliefs about forming close friendships? Why did he hold these beliefs and how did they benefit or hurt him? Please provide examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How is passivity so effective in a society that is action-focused? Is passivity a form of action? Use examples in My Experiments with Truth to formulate your answer.

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