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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?
(a) A Saab.
(b) A Skoda.
(c) A Scania.
(d) A Volvo.

2. 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”?
(a) A car.
(b) A train.
(c) A house.
(d) A boat.

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

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

5. What component is Ove upset that the device he wants to buy does not have in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A keyboard.
(b) A screen.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A joystick.

6. 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 mother's locket.
(b) Ove's shoes.
(c) Ove's overcoat.
(d) Ove's father's watch.

7. 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 chandelier 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 sign from the hook.

8. When was the Eiffel Tower built?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1792.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1889.

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

10. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to fix at her house in the end of Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) The porch.
(b) The roof.
(c) The radiator.
(d) The air conditioner.

11. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?
(a) To visit the cafe.
(b) To visit the synogogue.
(c) To take the car to the shop.
(d) To visit his wife's grave.

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

13. 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) Simile.
(d) Alliteration.

14. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) One year ago.
(b) Six months ago.
(c) Four months ago.
(d) Two months ago.

15. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ove when his mother died?

2. 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”?

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

4. On what day of the week did Ove's wife die?

5. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

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