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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ove intending to do with the hook in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) He intends to hang himself from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a chandelier from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang a plant from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.

2. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Almost 20 years.
(b) Almost 30 years.
(c) Almost ten years.
(d) Almost 40 years.

3. At what time does Ove awaken every day?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 6:45 a.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 6:15 a.m.

4. What did Ove's elderly neighbor leave for him on his front porch after Ove painted his fence in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) A plate of cookies.
(b) An apple pie.
(c) A set of car keys.
(d) A Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month was it when Ove's mother died?

2. 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"?

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

4. Where did Ove's father work all his life?

5. 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”?

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