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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?
(a) To build houses.
(b) To paint portraits.
(c) To build boats.
(d) To conduct trains.

2. 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) Dancing, singing, and movies.
(b) Books, her father, and cats.
(c) Her mother, her father, and her sister.
(d) Music, art, and poetry.

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?
(a) "Flying."
(b) "In love."
(c) "Falling."
(d) "Dreaming."

4. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
(a) He has flat feet.
(b) He has a congenital heart condition.
(c) He has a history of psychological problems.
(d) He is not a legal citizen.

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

6. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Almost 30 years.
(b) Almost 40 years.
(c) Almost ten years.
(d) Almost 20 years.

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

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

9. 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”?
(a) A blue Volvo 200.
(b) A red Saab 95.
(c) A green Saab 97.
(d) A blue Saab 93.

10. 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) A suit and coat.
(b) A toolbox with tools.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) 5,000 kroner.

11. What is Ove intending to do with the hook in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a plant from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang himself from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang a chandelier from the hook.

12. 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) Kicking the dog.
(d) Spraying water on her lawn.

13. 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) Conductor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Engineer.

14. What was the name of the cat that Ove's wife kept at her father's house?
(a) Jack.
(b) Ernest.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Harry.

15. What do Ove's neighbors bring to him in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) A box of takeout.
(b) A plate of rice.
(c) A box of cookies.
(d) A cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How cold is it when Ove walks to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

2. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?

3. Why does Ove's neighbor ask for a lift to the hospital in “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”?

4. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?

5. Who is Ove's overweight neighbor that attempts to help warm the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

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