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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ove planning to install in his ceiling in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) A chandelier.
(b) A hook.
(c) A new lamp.
(d) A hanging vase.

2. On what day of the week did Ove's wife die?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

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

4. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Sonja.
(b) Nasanin.
(c) Anita.
(d) Parvaneh.

5. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) Lacquer.
(b) A stack of newspapers.
(c) An Oriental rug.
(d) A sheet of plastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ove when his father died?

2. How old is Ove described as in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

3. Where did Ove's mother work before she died?

4. 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"?

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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