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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

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

3. What does Ove discover has happened to the sign forbidding vehicular traffic in the residential area in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?
(a) It has bullet holes in it.
(b) It has been painted over.
(c) It has been run over.
(d) It has been taken away.

4. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
(a) He is not a legal citizen.
(b) He has a history of psychological problems.
(c) He has flat feet.
(d) He has a congenital heart condition.

5. 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”?
(a) A job as a night cleaner on the long-distance train.
(b) A job as cash collector at the train station.
(c) A job as a ticket taker.
(d) A job as a train conductor on the morning train.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

2. Who taught Ove to fish?

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

4. Who is riding in the front passenger seat of Ove's car when he leaves the hospital in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

5. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

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