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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) A blue Saab 93.
(b) A blue Volvo 200.
(c) A green Saab 97.
(d) A red Saab 95.

2. When was the Eiffel Tower built?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1792.
(d) 1889.

3. What time was it when Ove first saw the woman who would become his wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 5:45 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

4. What position has Tom been promoted to at the railway in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Foreman.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Conductor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ove use to repair the work truck during a downpour, according to the narrator in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

3. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

4. On what day of the week was Ove told that he was being forced into retirement?

5. Before Ove's wife met him, the narrator says in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest” that she only loved three things unconditionally. What were they?

(see the answer key)

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