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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 37.

Multiple Choice 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”?
(a) Because he Is the crankiest person she knows.
(b) Because he reminds her of a rainbow.
(c) Because he is kind.
(d) Because he Is the funniest thing she knows.

2. On what day of the week did Ove and his wife go to spend sitting in a cafe, according to the narrator in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) On Mondays.
(b) On Saturdays.
(c) On Fridays.
(d) On Sundays.

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

4. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) James Joyce.

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 paint.
(b) With fixing her roof.
(c) With teaching her to drive.
(d) With teaching her to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ove use to repair the work truck during a downpour, according to the narrator in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

2. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

3. At the end of what decade was the house next to Ove's bought by a bank manager, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?

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

5. What position did Rune have when the Residents' Association was established?

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