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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 38 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is employed in this sentence from Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”: "He's the kind of man who points at people he doesn't like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman's flashlight"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. What did the note say with the used tools that was left for Ove at his construction job in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) "Good luck."
(b) "To the champion."
(c) "To a friend."
(d) "To the puppy."

3. 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 of his actions at the hospital.
(c) Because he saved a man at the train station.
(d) Because he is suspected of murder.

4. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?
(a) To take the car to the shop.
(b) To visit the cafe.
(c) To visit the synogogue.
(d) To visit his wife's grave.

5. Why do Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) Because Jimmy has threatened Adrian.
(b) Because Adrian has been kicked out of home.
(c) Because Mirsad was kicked out of home.
(d) Because the police are looking for Ove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color clasp is described in Ove's wife's hair when he first saw her in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

2. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

3. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

4. Who does Jimmy say is coming to get Rune in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?

5. What is Jimmy holding when he gets into Ove's car in Chapter 38: “A Man Called Ove and the End of a Story”?

(see the answer key)

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