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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 green Saab 97.
(c) A red Saab 95.
(d) A blue Saab 93.

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

3. 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”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Anders.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Patrick.

4. 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) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

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

7. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A Dell desktop.
(b) A MacBook.
(c) A Kindle.
(d) An HP laptop.

8. 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) Attacking a train customer while on duty.
(c) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.
(d) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.

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

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

11. 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 a ticket taker.
(b) A job as a train conductor on the morning train.
(c) A job as cash collector at the train station.
(d) A job as a night cleaner on the long-distance train.

12. How much money is left on Ove's wife's prepaid credit card in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 134 kroner and 54 ore.
(b) 1,250 kroner and 59 ore.
(c) 225 kroner and 52 ore.
(d) 116 kroner and 29 ore.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ove when his father 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 did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?

4. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

5. 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”?

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