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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel” the narrator says, "Sonja said once that to understand men like Ove and Rune, one had to understand from the very beginning that they were men caught in" what?
(a) "The wrong time."
(b) "The wrong country."
(c) "Their own minds."
(d) "Faulty marriages."

2. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) A Volvo.
(b) A Skoda.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Saab.

3. Who taught Ove to fish?
(a) Sonja's father.
(b) Ove's father.
(c) Ove's uncle.
(d) Sonja's brother.

4. What does Ove order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) Black coffee.
(b) A cappucino.
(c) An iced latte.
(d) A bagel.

5. At what time in the morning does the narrator say that "Ove and the cat met for the first time" in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) 8:23 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5:55 a.m.
(d) 7:15 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Ove had brought along with him in the beginning of Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”?

2. Who helps Ove with the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

3. What does Ove give his overweight neighbor to eat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

4. What does Ove call the parking attendant at the hospital in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

5. What did Ove presumably throw into Rune's yard to draw in rats in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

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