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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 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”?
(a) June.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) December.

2. 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?
(a) "Thunder and rain."
(b) "Night and day."
(c) "Two peas in a pod."
(d) "Fire and ice."

3. How old was Ove when his mother died?
(a) Seven.
(b) 13.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

4. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A laptop.
(b) An IPad.
(c) A Kindle.
(d) A Nintendo.

5. What was the name of Ove's wife?
(a) Parvaneh.
(b) Anita.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?

3. 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”?

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

5. What does Ove call the parking attendant at the hospital in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

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