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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color clasp is described in Ove's wife's hair when he first saw her in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. What is the name of Rune's wife?
(a) Anita.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Alice.
(d) Parvaneh.

3. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
(a) He has a history of psychological problems.
(b) He has flat feet.
(c) He has a congenital heart condition.
(d) He is not a legal citizen.

4. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) 5,000 kroner.
(b) A suit and coat.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A toolbox with tools.

5. How old was Ove when he passed his driving test, according to the narrator in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?

2. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?

3. What is Ove intending to do with the hook in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

4. What did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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