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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 color are the shoes that was Ove's wife was wearing when he first saw her described in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

2. 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”?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

3. What are the seven words that Ove utters to her that "Parvaneh will always remember as the loveliest compliment he'll ever give her" in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) "You deserve more than your husband's life."
(b) "I think you are something else, lady."
(c) "You're almost as crazy as you look."
(d) "Because you are not a complete twit."

4. What month was it when Ove's mother died?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) March.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of beverage does Parvaneh bring when she has her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

2. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

3. 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”?

4. How old was Rune's son when he moved away from home?

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

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