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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 eyes is the Blond Weed said to have in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

2. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) By jumping in front of a train.
(b) By hanging himself at home.
(c) By shooting himself.
(d) By inhaling fumes from his car exhaust.

3. What does Ove refer to Anders's girlfriend as?
(a) The Blond Weed.
(b) The Pregnant One.
(c) The Shrub.
(d) The Lanky One.

4. Why does Lena want to interview Ove in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) Because of his actions at the hospital.
(b) Because of his wife's death.
(c) Because he saved a man at the train station.
(d) Because he is suspected of murder.

5. 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”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 8:23 a.m.
(c) 5:55 a.m.
(d) 7:15 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Where does the narrator say Ove left his envelope with its instructions before leaving his house for the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

3. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?

4. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to fix at her house in the end of Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

5. Why had Ove not let Parvaneh park next to the red car in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

(see the answer key)

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