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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 hanging vase.
(b) A new lamp.
(c) A hook.
(d) A chandelier.

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

5. 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) March.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) June.

6. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to fix at her house in the end of Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) The air conditioner.
(b) The radiator.
(c) The roof.
(d) The porch.

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

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

9. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

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

11. What does Ove call the parking attendant at the hospital in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) An utter imbecile.
(b) A fake policeman.
(c) A hero.
(d) A clown.

12. At what time does Ove awaken every day?
(a) 6:45 a.m.
(b) 5:45 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 6:15 a.m.

13. How old was Ove when his father died?
(a) Nine.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

14. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough,” "People always said Ove and Ove's wife were like" what?
(a) "Night and day."
(b) "Fire and ice."
(c) "Thunder and rain."
(d) "Two peas in a pod."

15. What position has Tom been promoted to at the railway in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Foreman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ove when his mother died?

2. How old is Ove described as in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

3. What was the name of the cat that Ove's wife kept at her father's house?

4. What had Tom been caught doing when Ove was 18 in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

5. What time was it when Ove first saw the woman who would become his wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train”?

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