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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ove presumably throw into Rune's yard to draw in rats in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Bread.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Birdseed.

2. Who helps Ove with the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Anders.
(b) Parvaneh.
(c) Rune.
(d) Anita.

3. What does Jimmy say he does for a living in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) He cleans office buildings.
(b) He services train cars.
(c) He is a tax collector.
(d) He programs iPhone apps.

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

5. 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”?
(a) March.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did the director offer to Ove in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

2. What did the hotel manager begin calling Ove after he fixed the old woman's car in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?

3. How much money was in the wallet that Ove found when he was cleaning a broken railway car in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

4. What does Parvaneh order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

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"?

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