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What action did the new teacher take against the narrator and Ramanadha Sastry?
What action did the new teacher take against the narrator and Ramanadha Sastry?
How did Ramanadha Sastry respond when the narrator was asked to move to the back bench?
How did Ramanadha Sastry respond when the narrator was asked to move to the back bench?
What was Lakshmana Sastry's reaction to the incident at school?
What was Lakshmana Sastry's reaction to the incident at school?
Which term best describes the teacher's change after being confronted by Lakshmana Sastry?
Which term best describes the teacher's change after being confronted by Lakshmana Sastry?
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How did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife initially react towards the narrator's situation?
How did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife initially react towards the narrator's situation?
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What does the text suggest about Rameswaram's society in terms of social groups?
What does the text suggest about Rameswaram's society in terms of social groups?
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What did Sivasubramania Iyer encourage the narrator to do?
What did Sivasubramania Iyer encourage the narrator to do?
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Why was Sivasubramania Iyer's wife horrified when the narrator was invited for a meal?
Why was Sivasubramania Iyer's wife horrified when the narrator was invited for a meal?
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How did Sivasubramania Iyer react when his wife refused to serve the narrator in her kitchen?
How did Sivasubramania Iyer react when his wife refused to serve the narrator in her kitchen?
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What did Sivasubramania Iyer do to break social barriers according to the text?
What did Sivasubramania Iyer do to break social barriers according to the text?
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What did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife do when the narrator visited their house again the next week?
What did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife do when the narrator visited their house again the next week?
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What significant event followed the end of the Second World War according to the text?
What significant event followed the end of the Second World War according to the text?
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What was the profession of Sivaprakasan, one of the narrator's childhood friends?
What was the profession of Sivaprakasan, one of the narrator's childhood friends?
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What did the narrator's family arrange during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?
What did the narrator's family arrange during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?
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What kind of stories did the narrator's mother and grandmother tell the children in their family?
What kind of stories did the narrator's mother and grandmother tell the children in their family?
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Where did Sivaprakasan's family arrange boats during the annual ceremony?
Where did Sivaprakasan's family arrange boats during the annual ceremony?
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What did Ramanadha Sastry take over from his father, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry?
What did Ramanadha Sastry take over from his father, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry?
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What was Aravindan's occupation related to?
What was Aravindan's occupation related to?
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