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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Jimmy when Ove and Rune ran off his mother's abusive boyfriend, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?
(a) Six.
(b) 16.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

3. What catches Ove's eye when he steps into the hallway in the end of Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) The rope.
(b) The ceiling hook.
(c) A picture of Sonja.
(d) The rubber tube.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door" that "if there was one single thing Ove and Rune agreed on, irrespective of how much they were feuding at the time, it was that whoever currently populated the neighbor’s house tended to be" what?
(a) "Utter imbeciles."
(b) "Psychotic basketcases."
(c) "Cursed."
(d) "Naive fools."

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. Where does the narrator say Ove left his envelope with its instructions before leaving his house for the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

2. Why had Ove not let Parvaneh park next to the red car in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

3. 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”?

4. What do Ove's neighbors bring to him in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

5. What is the name of the cafe owner in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

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