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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 books does Rishi have waiting at their table at Two Sisters Bar and Books?

2. How many suitcases is Dimple taking to Stanford?

3. How long is it until Dimple wants to go to dinner in Chapter 41?

4. In Chapter 47, what does Ashish have for dinner?

5. In Chapter 42, by the time Rishi finishes his shower and brushes his teeth, what time is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dimple cry when her mother asks if she loves Rishi?

3. How does Rishi react when Dimple tells him about her email to Leo Tilden?

4. What advice does Dimple give Celia and Ashish?

5. Who does Dimple text in Chapter 42, and why?

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

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

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

9. What is it like backstage as everyone prepares for the talent show?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rishi and Dimple’s parents try to arrange a marriage between the couple. How do Rishi and Dimple feel about arranged marriages? How strong are their opinions about arranged marriages and why?

Essay Topic 2

A flashback is used to show that Rishi and Dimple have met before. How does the author use a flashback to show when and where Rishi and Dimple met previously? What other methods of presenting the information might the author have used other than a flashback?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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