Inspirational Science Teacher and Social Barriers

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What action did the new teacher take against the narrator and Ramanadha Sastry?

Asked them to switch seats (correct)

Requested the narrator to not wear a cap

Forced Ramanadha Sastry to sit in the back row

Told them to leave the school

How did Ramanadha Sastry respond when the narrator was asked to move to the back bench?

He felt relieved

He supported the teacher's decision

He looked utterly downcast (correct)

He remained indifferent

What was Lakshmana Sastry's reaction to the incident at school?

He asked the teacher to apologize or quit (correct)

He sided with the teacher

He remained silent

He told the teacher to spread social inequality

Which term best describes the teacher's change after being confronted by Lakshmana Sastry?

Regretful Signup and view all the answers

How did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife initially react towards the narrator's situation?

She was upset with the narrator Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about Rameswaram's society in terms of social groups?

It displayed segregation of different groups Signup and view all the answers

What did Sivasubramania Iyer encourage the narrator to do?

Develop to be on par with highly educated people Signup and view all the answers

Why was Sivasubramania Iyer's wife horrified when the narrator was invited for a meal?

Because of the narrator's religion Signup and view all the answers

How did Sivasubramania Iyer react when his wife refused to serve the narrator in her kitchen?

Served the narrator with his own hands Signup and view all the answers

What did Sivasubramania Iyer do to break social barriers according to the text?

Helped people from varying backgrounds mingle easily Signup and view all the answers

What did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife do when the narrator visited their house again the next week?

Served food with her own hands in her kitchen Signup and view all the answers

What significant event followed the end of the Second World War according to the text?

The imminent freedom of India Signup and view all the answers

What was the profession of Sivaprakasan, one of the narrator's childhood friends?

Catering contractor for the Southern Railways Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator's family arrange during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?

Special platform for carrying idols to the marriage site Signup and view all the answers

What kind of stories did the narrator's mother and grandmother tell the children in their family?

Events from the Ramayana and the life of the Prophet Signup and view all the answers

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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?

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?

How did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife initially react towards the narrator's situation?

What does the text suggest about Rameswaram's society in terms of social groups?

What did Sivasubramania Iyer encourage the narrator to do?

Why was Sivasubramania Iyer's wife horrified when the narrator was invited for a meal?

How did Sivasubramania Iyer react when his wife refused to serve the narrator in her kitchen?

What did Sivasubramania Iyer do to break social barriers according to the text?

What did Sivasubramania Iyer's wife do when the narrator visited their house again the next week?

What significant event followed the end of the Second World War according to the text?

What was the profession of Sivaprakasan, one of the narrator's childhood friends?

What did the narrator's family arrange during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony?

What kind of stories did the narrator's mother and grandmother tell the children in their family?

Where did Sivaprakasan's family arrange boats during the annual ceremony?

What did Ramanadha Sastry take over from his father, Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry?

What was Aravindan's occupation related to?

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