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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 does Ove ask Parvaneh if she has when he visits her in the end of Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?
(a) A green sign.
(b) A rug.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Corrugated steel.

2. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) One year ago.
(b) Two months ago.
(c) Four months ago.
(d) Six months ago.

3. On what day of the week was Ove told that he was being forced into retirement?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

4. 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) "Fire and ice."
(c) "Night and day."
(d) "Two peas in a pod."

5. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) His parents' house.
(b) His neighbor's house.
(c) In his car.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?

2. Where does Ove stop on the way home from the hospital so that his friends can eat and use the restroom in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

3. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

4. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?

5. What was the name of the cat that Ove's wife kept at her father's house?

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