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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. Gandhi failed to win India's freedom while in London. How did the masses greet him when he returned?
(a) Like a lost relative.
(b) Like a victor.
(c) Like a failure.
(d) Like a stranger.

2. One of Gandhi's closest associates was Charles Freer Andrews. Who is Andrews?
(a) A Christian missionary.
(b) A Catholic priest.
(c) A Christian bishop.
(d) A Moslem.

3. Were the odds against Gandhi?
(a) Probably not.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Yes.

4. Nehru became Prime Minister of India on what day?
(a) December 2, 1946.
(b) September 2, 1946.
(c) November 2, 1946.
(d) October 2, 1946.

5. Gandhi was considering another civil disobedience that he called what?
(a) Quit India.
(b) Forget India.
(c) Quit England.
(d) Where is India?

Short Answer Questions

1. Was Gandhi able to meet Churchill?

2. What did temples do for the untouchables?

3. The Indian Congress met on August 8th where Gandhi's proposal of another civil disobedience in the cause for India's freedom was ______________.

4. What doid Nehru, who ridiculed Gandhi for fasting for the Harijan cause, do?

5. How did the country feel about Gandhi living and conditions being improved for the Harijans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What took place in March of 1946?

2. How did Gandhi act when he was once again put into jail?

3. What did the Indian Congress do regarding the partition? How did Gandhi react to this?

4. What did the author, Louis Fischer, learn about Gandhi during their time together?

5. Describe Gandhi's ashram.

6. How did Gandhi deal with the violence he saw and heard about?

7. Describe Gandhi's personal life.

8. How was Gandhi affected when WWII broke out?

9. How did Gandhi feel about the west?

10. Why did Gandhi decide to go to Noakhali?

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