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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the shoes that was Ove's wife was wearing when he first saw her described in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. Who taught Ove to fish?
(a) Ove's father.
(b) Ove's uncle.
(c) Sonja's brother.
(d) Sonja's father.

3. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Nasanin.
(b) Parvaneh.
(c) Anita.
(d) Sonja.

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

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

6. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?
(a) Both present and future tenses.
(b) Future tense.
(c) Present tense.
(d) Past tense and present tense.

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

8. 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.

9. 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 the mat inside his door.
(c) On his kitchen table.
(d) On his bedside table.

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

11. On what day of the week was Ove told that he was being forced into retirement?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

12. What job did the director offer to Ove in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) A job as cash collector at the train station.
(b) A job as a train conductor on the morning train.
(c) A job as a ticket taker.
(d) A job as a night cleaner on the long-distance train.

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

14. 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”?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

15. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Rolls Royce.
(c) A Hyundai.
(d) A BMW.

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 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”?

3. 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”?

4. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

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

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