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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Anders said to be in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

2. 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 set of car keys.
(b) A plate of cookies.
(c) An apple pie.
(d) A Bible.

3. 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) 14.
(d) 20.

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"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Simile.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. 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 a chandelier from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a plant from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang himself from the hook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Ove drive?

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

3. What is the name of Rune's wife?

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

5. What kind of car does Anders drive?

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