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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A banker.
(c) A painter.
(d) A secretary.

2. 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) "Tangible things."
(b) "Past regrets."
(c) "Daydreams."
(d) "Abstract thoughts."

3. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) 3 and 7.
(b) 4 and 8.
(c) 2 and 6.
(d) 5 and 9.

4. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What job did the director offer to Ove in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) A job as a ticket taker.
(b) A job as a night cleaner on the long-distance train.
(c) A job as cash collector at the train station.
(d) A job as a train conductor on the morning train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove refer to Anders's girlfriend as?

2. What is the Blond Weed doing when Ove encounters her in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

3. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough,” "People always said Ove and Ove's wife were like" what?

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

5. What month is it when the narrative shifts to Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

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