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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 25.
(d) 32.

2. What month was it when Ove's mother died?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

4. Where did Ove's mother work before she died?
(a) A chemical plant.
(b) A brickmaking plant.
(c) A textile factory.
(d) A butcher shop.

5. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?
(a) "Trains."
(b) "Books."
(c) "Music."
(d) "Numbers."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

2. How old is Anders said to be in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

3. What literary device is employed in this sentence from Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”: "He's the kind of man who points at people he doesn't like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman's flashlight"?

4. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

5. At what time in the morning does the narrator say that "Ove and the cat met for the first time" in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

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