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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) "Death."
(b) "Sleep."
(c) "Lunch."
(d) "Money."

2. 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) Blue.
(d) Green.

3. 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 plant from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a chandelier from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang himself from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.

4. What did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Ove's father's watch.
(b) Ove's shoes.
(c) Ove's overcoat.
(d) Ove's mother's locket.

5. What does Ove refer to Anders's girlfriend as?
(a) The Shrub.
(b) The Pregnant One.
(c) The Lanky One.
(d) The Blond Weed.

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

7. 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) Patrick.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Anders.
(d) Adrian.

8. 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 cake.
(c) A plate of rice.
(d) A box of cookies.

9. 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 ten years.
(b) Almost 20 years.
(c) Almost 30 years.
(d) Almost 40 years.

10. How cold is it when Ove walks to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 10 degrees.
(b) 30 degrees.
(c) 5 degrees.
(d) 20 degrees.

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

12. 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) "Fire and ice."
(b) "Two peas in a pod."
(c) "Thunder and rain."
(d) "Night and day."

13. 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.

14. 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

2. 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”?

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?

4. 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”?

5. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?

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