Comprehension questions:
*What was remarkable about Anandi? (She was the first Indian woman to be awarded
a medical degree.)
*Where did the Ashton family live? (in New York)
*Who was Judith? (Mr and Mrs Ashton’s daughter)
*Where was the conference supposed to be held? (India)
*Where did Judith want to go? (Yellowstone National Park)
*What did Judith find? Where? (Judith found a grey gown in the wooden chest.)
*What fell from the gown? (Judith’s Grandma’s diary)
*When and where was Anandi born? (Anandi was born on 31st March, 1865 in Kalyan.)
*What was Anandi named at the time of birth? (Yamuna)
*Who did Anandi marry? (Gopalrao)
*As what did Anandi’s husband work and where? (as a clerk at the post office.)
*What languages could Anandi read? (Sanskrit and English)
*At what age did Anandi become a mother? (fourteen)
*What happened to her baby boy? Why? (The baby passed away because of
insufficient medical care.)
*Why did Anandi decide to become a doctor? (to ensure that no woman would lose her
loved one because of lack of medical attention.)
*Who did Anandi’s husband write a letter to? (to Royal Wilder, an American missionary)
*Who offered accommodation to Anandi in America? (Mrs Theodicia Carpenter, a
resident of Roselle, New Jersey)
*What did Anandi discuss with Carpenter Mavashi? (about early marriage and its effect
on women’s health, Hindu culture, religion and status of women in the society.)
*Where did Anandi address her community? Why? (Anandi addressed her community at
Serampore College Hall to explain her desire to become a doctor and her intention to
start a medical college for women in India.)
*Who donated two hundred rupees for Anandi’s education? (the Viceroy of India)
*Why did Anandi face a problem in winter? (because of her Maharashtrian attire)
*What did she do about it? (decided to wear a saree in Gujrati style.)
*What took a heavy toll on her health? (unfamiliar diet and cold)
*Who all had come to watch Anandi’s convocation ceremony? (Gopalrao and Pandita
Ramabai)
*Who had sent a congratulatory message to Anandi? (Queen Victoria)
*How did Judith find the letter in her house? (because Anandi Joshi had written the letter
to one of her ancestors and her grandma had copied it in her diary)
*What was remarkable about Anandi? (She was the first Indian woman to be awarded
a medical degree.)
*Where did the Ashton family live? (in New York)
*Who was Judith? (Mr and Mrs Ashton’s daughter)
*Where was the conference supposed to be held? (India)
*Where did Judith want to go? (Yellowstone National Park)
*What did Judith find? Where? (Judith found a grey gown in the wooden chest.)
*What fell from the gown? (Judith’s Grandma’s diary)
*When and where was Anandi born? (Anandi was born on 31st March, 1865 in Kalyan.)
*What was Anandi named at the time of birth? (Yamuna)
*Who did Anandi marry? (Gopalrao)
*As what did Anandi’s husband work and where? (as a clerk at the post office.)
*What languages could Anandi read? (Sanskrit and English)
*At what age did Anandi become a mother? (fourteen)
*What happened to her baby boy? Why? (The baby passed away because of
insufficient medical care.)
*Why did Anandi decide to become a doctor? (to ensure that no woman would lose her
loved one because of lack of medical attention.)
*Who did Anandi’s husband write a letter to? (to Royal Wilder, an American missionary)
*Who offered accommodation to Anandi in America? (Mrs Theodicia Carpenter, a
resident of Roselle, New Jersey)
*What did Anandi discuss with Carpenter Mavashi? (about early marriage and its effect
on women’s health, Hindu culture, religion and status of women in the society.)
*Where did Anandi address her community? Why? (Anandi addressed her community at
Serampore College Hall to explain her desire to become a doctor and her intention to
start a medical college for women in India.)
*Who donated two hundred rupees for Anandi’s education? (the Viceroy of India)
*Why did Anandi face a problem in winter? (because of her Maharashtrian attire)
*What did she do about it? (decided to wear a saree in Gujrati style.)
*What took a heavy toll on her health? (unfamiliar diet and cold)
*Who all had come to watch Anandi’s convocation ceremony? (Gopalrao and Pandita
Ramabai)
*Who had sent a congratulatory message to Anandi? (Queen Victoria)
*How did Judith find the letter in her house? (because Anandi Joshi had written the letter
to one of her ancestors and her grandma had copied it in her diary)
Thabk
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