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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 - 34.

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) "Their own minds."
(c) "Faulty marriages."
(d) "The wrong country."

2. What did Ove call the man who ran the hotel where Ove stayed with his wife in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Mirsad.
(d) Schosse.

3. What did Ove's elderly neighbor leave for him on his front porch after Ove painted his fence in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A set of car keys.
(c) An apple pie.
(d) A plate of cookies.

4. How old was Ove when he passed his driving test, according to the narrator in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. Where did Ove marry his wife?
(a) Town Hall.
(b) A Catholic church.
(c) A synogogue.
(d) Ove's parents' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ove's neighbor ask for a lift to the hospital in “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”?

2. What did the hotel manager begin calling Ove after he fixed the old woman's car in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?

3. Why does Ove fail at committing suicide in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

4. Why does Lena want to interview Ove in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?

5. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?

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