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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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"?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1990s.
(d) The 1980s.

3. 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”?
(a) A house.
(b) A train.
(c) A car.
(d) A boat.

4. What is the name of Rune's wife?
(a) Alice.
(b) Anita.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Parvaneh.

5. What time was it when Ove first saw the woman who would become his wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 8:00 a.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 5:45 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?

2. What did Ove call the man who ran the hotel where Ove stayed with his wife in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?

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

4. What color eyes is the Blond Weed said to have in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

5. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?

(see the answer key)

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