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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Numbers."
(c) "Trains."
(d) "Music."

2. 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.

3. Who helps Ove with the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Rune.
(b) Anders.
(c) Anita.
(d) Parvaneh.

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

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”?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

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

8. What kind of car does Ove drive?
(a) Skoda.
(b) Saab.
(c) Volvo.
(d) BMW.

9. 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”?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

10. 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”?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

11. 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”?
(a) Attempted murder.
(b) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(c) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.
(d) Attacking a train customer while on duty.

12. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
(a) He admitted he lied about being wealthy.
(b) He admitted he lied about being an orphan.
(c) He admitted he lied about being single.
(d) He admitted he lied about being in the military.

13. How much money was in the wallet that Ove found when he was cleaning a broken railway car in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Over 8,000 kroner.
(b) Approximately 1,000 kroner.
(c) Over 6,000 kroner.
(d) Over 9,000 kroner.

14. 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) Spraying water on her lawn.
(b) Throwing rocks at the cat.
(c) Raking her lawn.
(d) Kicking the dog.

15. How old was Ove when his mother died?
(a) 13.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

2. What was the name of Ove's wife?

3. 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”?

4. Where did Ove's father work all his life?

5. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?

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