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1. 1.

   Choose the right answer.

   1. The setting of the story is _______________.
      1. Dandi
      2. Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
      3. Delhi
   2. Gandhiji and the people in the ashram were marching in order to _______________.
      1. distribute salt
      2. buy salt
      3. protest against Britain's tax on salt
   3. Gandhiji was fighting for the _______________ of his country through the Salt March.
      1. freedom
      2. pride
      3. happiness
2. 2.

   Write True or False against each sentence.

   1. Everyone at the Sabarmati ashram had to work.
   2. People of all ages could go on the march.
   3. The march would take one month.
   4. Gandhiji couldn't convince Dhani to stay back at the ashram.
3. 3.

   What are the different jobs that people at Sabarmati had to do?

4. 4.

   "Something's up, Binni! They all sit and talk in Gandhiji's room. They are planning something. I know it!"

   1. Who is the speaker in these lines?
   2. Who is Binni? What is the relationship between Binni and the speaker?
   3. What were 'they' planning?
5. 5.

   "... if he goes on this long march and walks all the way to Dandi, the news will spread. There will be pictures in the papers and reports on the radio, and people all over the world will know that we are fighting for our freedom."

   1. Who is 'he'? Why is he marching to Dandi?
   2. Whose freedom is being referred to in these lines?
6. 6.

   "Gandhiji is clever, isn't he?" Dhani's eyes were shining. "Ah, that he is!" Binda's eyes crinkled with laughter.

   1. Why did Dhani call Gandhiji clever?
   2. Why are Dhani's eyes 'shining'?
   3. What does it mean for one's eves to 'crinkle with laughter'?