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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jimmy say is coming to get Rune in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Anita.
(b) Social Services.
(c) Rune's son.
(d) Anita's daughter.

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

3. What position did Rune have when the Residents' Association was established?
(a) Chairman.
(b) Vice Chairman.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Accountant.

4. Why does Parvaneh say Nasanin always draws Ove in color in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Because he is kind.
(b) Because he Is the funniest thing she knows.
(c) Because he Is the crankiest person she knows.
(d) Because he reminds her of a rainbow.

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?
(a) "Trains."
(b) "Books."
(c) "Numbers."
(d) "Music."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ove ask Parvaneh if she has when he visits her in the end of Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?

3. What was the name of Ove's wife?

4. Who taught Ove to fish?

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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