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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 kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
2. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
3. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?
4. 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”?
5. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened during Ove's encounter with Tom in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
2. Why does Ove become frustrated and angry in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
3. What incident during Ove's childhood led to the animosity between him and Tom?
4. How are Ove and his wife compared with one another in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
5. 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?
6. Why does Ove cancel his newspaper and telephone subscriptions in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
7. Why does Ove become frustrated about the rope in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
8. What prevents Ove from achieving his objective at the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
9. What led to Ove working at the rail yard? For how long did he work there?
10. What led to Ove's hatred of men in white shirts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Patrick in the novel. What does Patrick do for a living? How would you describe his relationships with his wife and children? What has brought Patrick to the neighborhood?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the language style in A Man Called Ove. What are examples of literary devices such as alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, etc. in the narrative? How well do you think the novel translates from Swedish to English? How does the language in the narrative reflect upon the novel's characters?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Parvaneh in A Man Called Ove. How does Parvaneh meet Ove? What do you think draws her to his character? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the novel?
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