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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Tom been caught doing when Ove was 18 in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Attempted murder.
(b) Attacking a train customer while on duty.
(c) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(d) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.

2. What is Ove intending to do with the hook in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a chandelier from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang a plant from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang himself from the hook.

3. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Cloud.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Flower.

4. 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 plate of cookies.
(b) A set of car keys.
(c) An apple pie.
(d) A Bible.

5. 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) A hotel.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) In his car.
(d) His neighbor's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?

2. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

3. 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”?

4. What is the name of Rune's wife?

5. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?

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