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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 does the Lanky One say his wife is from in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) Iran.
(b) Syria.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Iraq.

2. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) By shooting himself.
(b) By hanging himself at home.
(c) By jumping in front of a train.
(d) By inhaling fumes from his car exhaust.

3. 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) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.
(c) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(d) Attacking a train customer while on duty.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough” that "Ove was a man entirely filled with" what?
(a) "Daydreams."
(b) "Tangible things."
(c) "Abstract thoughts."
(d) "Past regrets."

5. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) He pays him.
(b) He asks him to dinner.
(c) He hits him.
(d) He trips him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

2. What kind of beverage does Parvaneh bring when she has her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

3. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

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. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?

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