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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) On his living room sofa.
(b) On his bedside table.
(c) On his kitchen table.
(d) On the mat inside his door.

2. Why does Ove fail at committing suicide in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Because he did not take enough pills.
(b) Because the rope breaks.
(c) Because the gun is not loaded.
(d) Because the hook breaks.

3. Where did Ove's father work all his life?
(a) The rail company.
(b) The library.
(c) The bank.
(d) The textile company.

4. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?
(a) Prince.
(b) Jack.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Buffy.

5. 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) "Good luck."
(b) "To the puppy."
(c) "To the champion."
(d) "To a friend."

6. Before Ove's wife met him, the narrator says in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest” that she only loved three things unconditionally. What were they?
(a) Her mother, her father, and her sister.
(b) Music, art, and poetry.
(c) Dancing, singing, and movies.
(d) Books, her father, and cats.

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

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

9. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) His neighbor's house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) In his car.

10. The narrator says in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough” that "Ove was a man entirely filled with" what?
(a) "Daydreams."
(b) "Past regrets."
(c) "Abstract thoughts."
(d) "Tangible things."

11. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) He asks him to dinner.
(b) He pays him.
(c) He hits him.
(d) He trips him.

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

13. What is the Blond Weed doing when Ove encounters her in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) Kicking the dog.
(b) Raking her lawn.
(c) Spraying water on her lawn.
(d) Throwing rocks at the cat.

14. 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 inhaling fumes from his car exhaust.
(c) By shooting himself.
(d) By hanging himself at home.

15. How old is Anders said to be in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ove use to repair the work truck during a downpour, according to the narrator in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

2. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

3. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

4. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

5. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?

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