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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 kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Rolls Royce.
(c) A Hyundai.
(d) A BMW.

2. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) A car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A house.
(d) A train.

3. How much money is left on Ove's wife's prepaid credit card in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 225 kroner and 52 ore.
(b) 134 kroner and 54 ore.
(c) 1,250 kroner and 59 ore.
(d) 116 kroner and 29 ore.

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) "Fire and ice."
(c) "Night and day."
(d) "Thunder and rain."

5. Where did Ove's father work all his life?
(a) The library.
(b) The textile company.
(c) The rail company.
(d) The bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

3. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?

4. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

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”?

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