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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 38 - Epilogue.

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) Simile.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?
(a) A secretary.
(b) A banker.
(c) A painter.
(d) A teacher.

3. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. 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) 7:15 a.m.
(b) 8:23 a.m.
(c) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 5:55 a.m.

5. What is Ove planning to install in his ceiling in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) A hook.
(b) A hanging vase.
(c) A chandelier.
(d) A new lamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rune's wife?

2. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

3. What does Jimmy say he does for a living in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

4. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

5. What has Jimmy repeatedly tried to get everyone to call Ove in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

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