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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dimple call Rishi in Chapter 55?

2. How long does Ritu say she could not talk after her son was born?

3. Where does Ashish go to get food in Chapter 46?

4. In "One Month Later," what is Rishi taking to college?

5. What color tiles line the walls of Rios restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rishi discover when he calls home in Chapter 39?

2. What did Dimple think of Rishi when she saw him at the wedding?

3. What does Rishi's father say when Rishi says he does not want to go into engineering?

4. What can Rishi and Dimple see when they get to the top of Bernal Heights?

5. What does Rishi tell his father about his career plans?

6. How do Celia, Isabelle, Evan, and Hari dress for their performance?

7. How does Dimple get an opportunity to speak with Jenny Lindt, and what conversation do they have?

8. What conversation do Dimple and her father have about not winning Insomnia Con?

9. How do Dimple and Rishi try to find each other in "One Month Later," and where do they reunite?

10. Why does Dimple think that Ashish does not have a chance at a relationship with Celia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in When Dimple Met Rishi? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in When Dimple Met Rishi? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in When Dimple Met Rishi? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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