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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Lanky One say his wife is from in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) Syria.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Singapore.

2. Before Ove's wife met him, the narrator says in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest” that she only loved three things unconditionally. What were they?
(a) Her mother, her father, and her sister.
(b) Books, her father, and cats.
(c) Dancing, singing, and movies.
(d) Music, art, and poetry.

3. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Roast beef and potatoes.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Rice with saffron and chicken.
(d) Fried chicken and mashed potatoes.

4. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) James Joyce.

5. Why does Lena want to interview Ove in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) Because of his wife's death.
(b) Because he is suspected of murder.
(c) Because he saved a man at the train station.
(d) Because of his actions at the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ove and Rune have their first friendly conversation about, according to the narrator in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?

2. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

3. What is the name of Mirsad's father?

4. How old is Ove described as in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

5. Who attended Ove's wedding?

(see the answer key)

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