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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

2. Where does the Lanky One say his wife is from in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Singapore.
(c) Iran.
(d) Syria.

3. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Cloud.
(c) Flower.
(d) Rainbow.

4. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough,” "People always said Ove and Ove's wife were like" what?
(a) "Two peas in a pod."
(b) "Thunder and rain."
(c) "Night and day."
(d) "Fire and ice."

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”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 7:15 a.m.
(c) 5:55 a.m.
(d) 8:23 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when the narrative shifts to Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

2. What is the Blond Weed doing when Ove encounters her in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

3. At what time does Ove awaken every day?

4. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

5. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?

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