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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) 5 and 9.
(b) 4 and 8.
(c) 2 and 6.
(d) 3 and 7.

2. How cold is it when Ove walks to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 30 degrees.
(b) 5 degrees.
(c) 10 degrees.
(d) 20 degrees.

3. 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) "Books."
(b) "Music."
(c) "Trains."
(d) "Numbers."

4. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) A boat.
(b) A house.
(c) A train.
(d) A car.

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

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

7. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) Six months ago.
(b) Four months ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Two months ago.

8. What did the note say with the used tools that was left for Ove at his construction job in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) "To the champion."
(b) "To a friend."
(c) "To the puppy."
(d) "Good luck."

9. Where did Ove's mother work before she died?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A textile factory.
(c) A chemical plant.
(d) A brickmaking plant.

10. What is the name of Rune's wife?
(a) Parvaneh.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Anita.
(d) Alice.

11. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) 5,000 kroner.
(b) A suit and coat.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A toolbox with tools.

12. What month is it when the narrative shifts to Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) March.

13. What component is Ove upset that the device he wants to buy does not have in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A joystick.
(b) A screen.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A keyboard.

14. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A Kindle.
(b) A Nintendo.
(c) A laptop.
(d) An IPad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?

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”?

3. In the opening of Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator” the narrator states, "They say the brain functions quicker while it's" what?

4. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

5. What color clasp is described in Ove's wife's hair when he first saw her in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

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