Question

test: selected and short response (online) copy 2
mandela*
read the following essay. then answer the question(s)
lot of self - confidence. after becoming a lawyer, he went to south africa, where he encountered discrimination against people from india. one unfair law required indians to be fingerprinted and to carry their registration documents at all times. gandhi helped organize the indians. once prone to stage fright, gandhi now showed himself to be an energetic leader. the indians resolved to protest the identity law by refusing to obey it. they also agreed to accept the consequences—even if the consequences included imprisonment. this form of protest and the philosophy gandhi developed around it were named satyagraha, meaning \force of truth\ or \holding onto truth\
(4) after 20 years, gandhi went back to india, where he applied his ideas of satyagraha in protesting unfair british laws. at the time britain had control of india. according to british law, indians had to buy and use only salt made by britain. in protest, gandhi organized the salt march. at the end of the 12 - mile march, gandhi picked up a small piece of sea salt, breaking the law. as a result, indians began to make their own salt from sea salt and planned a march on a salt factory. police officers beat the protesters, who did not fight back. finally, a government official met with gandhi and agreed that indians could make their own salt
part a
choose the inference you can make about gandhi that is most clearly supported by details in the passage
a. he knew from the start that he was destined to succeed as a leader.
b. his confidence grew through his experience with politics in south africa.
c. he supported nonviolence in part because of his own physical weakness.
d. he supported the distribution of salt for free to anyone who needed it.
part b
which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer to part a?
a. mohandas gandhi was another leader who fought peacefully for justice (paragraph 3)
b. once prone to stage fright, gandhi now showed himself to be an energetic leader (paragraph 3)
c. at the end of the 12 - mile march, gandhi picked up a small piece of sea salt, breaking the law (paragraph 4)
d. police officers beat the protesters, who did not fight back (paragraph 4)

Explanation:

For Part A, the passage shows Gandhi's growth from being prone to stage - fright to an energetic leader after his experiences in South Africa, indicating his confidence grew through political experiences there. For Part B, the excerpt about him going from stage - fright to an energetic leader supports the idea of his confidence growth.

Answer:

Part A: B. His confidence grew through his experience with politics in South Africa
Part B: B. Once prone to stage fright, Gandhi now showed himself to be an energetic leader (paragraph 3)