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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 did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
(a) He admitted he lied about being single.
(b) He admitted he lied about being in the military.
(c) He admitted he lied about being wealthy.
(d) He admitted he lied about being an orphan.

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

3. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?
(a) To build boats.
(b) To conduct trains.
(c) To build houses.
(d) To paint portraits.

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

5. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Rice with saffron and chicken.
(d) Roast beef and potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Ove drive?

2. 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”?

3. What kind of car does Ove encounter driving in his neighborhood in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

4. 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?

5. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?

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