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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ove's mother work before she died?
(a) A brickmaking plant.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A textile factory.
(d) A chemical plant.

2. In the opening of Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator” the narrator states, "They say the brain functions quicker while it's" what?
(a) "Falling."
(b) "Dreaming."
(c) "Flying."
(d) "In love."

3. To whom does Ove go visit to ask for corrugated iron in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?
(a) Mirsad.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Rune.
(d) Jimmy.

4. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
(a) He admitted he lied about being an orphan.
(b) He admitted he lied about being in the military.
(c) He admitted he lied about being wealthy.
(d) He admitted he lied about being single.

5. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to help her with in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) With teaching her to read.
(b) With fixing her roof.
(c) With teaching her to paint.
(d) With teaching her to drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Parvaneh say Nasanin always draws Ove in color in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

2. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

3. How cold is it when Ove walks to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

4. 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?

5. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?

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