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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Eiffel Tower built?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1889.

2. What month was it when Ove's mother died?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) August.
(d) June.

3. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Buffy.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Prince.

4. 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”?
(a) In his car.
(b) A hotel.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) His neighbor's house.

5. What did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Ove's mother's locket.
(b) Ove's father's watch.
(c) Ove's overcoat.
(d) Ove's shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?

2. How old was Ove when his father died?

3. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

4. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sonja reveal to Ove in the end of Chapter 18: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Cat Called Ernest”? How did Ove respond?

2. What causes the conflict between Ove and the Blond Weed in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

3. How does Ove intend to commit suicide in Chapter 11: “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”? What prevents him from doing so?

4. Why does Parvaneh ask Ove for additional help around her house in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

5. Why was Ove rejected for military duty? How did this rejection impact him?

6. From what narrative perspective is A Man Called Ove related?

7. What ultimately led to Ove being forced to sell his parents' homestead in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

8. What did Ove admit to Sonja on their first dinner date in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train"? How did Sonja respond?

9. What foreshadowing is seen in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

10. What job was Ove offered after he was let go from the railway yard? Why was he offered this job?

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