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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Ove when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) Nine.

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

4. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) "Death."
(b) "Money."
(c) "Lunch."
(d) "Sleep."

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

Short Answer 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”?

2. In the opening of Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator” the narrator states, "They say the brain functions quicker while it's" what?

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

4. 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”?

5. How much money was in the wallet that Ove found when he was cleaning a broken railway car in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

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