My Childhood: Fill In The Blanks

Question 1

Abdul Kalam’s father provided his children with ___

Answer 1

all necessities in terms of food, medicine and clothes

Question 2

The bedtime stories narrated to Kalam and other children of the family included ___

Answer 2

events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet

Question 3

Kalam’s new teacher could not stomach a ___

Answer 3

hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy in the class

Question 4

Ramanadha Sastry looked utterly downcast as ___

Answer 4

Abdul Kalam shifted to his seat in the last row

Question 5

The small society of Rameswaram was very rigid ___

Answer 5

in terms of the segregation of different social groups

Question 6

Mr. Iyer’s wife was horrified at the idea of a ___

Answer 6

Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen

Question 7

Mr. Iyer did his best to break social barriers ___

Answer 7

so that people from different backgrounds could mingle

Question 8

Abdul Kalam used to wear a cap which ___

Answer 8

marked him as a Muslim