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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the drawings of that cover the walls of Parvaneh's seven-year-old daughter, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cats.
(c) People.
(d) Houses.

2. For what crime were Ove's obnoxious and partying neighbors arrested, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?
(a) Murder.
(b) Drug possession.
(c) Attempted murder.
(d) Drunk driving.

3. What did Ove note the bus driver smelling of as he loaded his wife's bags in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Wine.

4. How old was Rune's son when he moved away from home?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

5. Where does Ove stop on the way home from the hospital so that his friends can eat and use the restroom in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Denny's.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Chang's.

6. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Bananas.

7. What does Ove ask Parvaneh if she has when he visits her in the end of Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Corrugated steel.
(c) A rug.
(d) A green sign.

8. What did Ove call the man who ran the hotel where Ove stayed with his wife in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Schosse.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Mirsad.
(d) Adrian.

9. What does Ove demand from Anita when he goes to her house in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Corrugated iron.
(b) His money.
(c) Rune's medical diagnosis.
(d) Papers from the authorities.

10. Who tells the man in the white shirt that they have all of his bank statements from the past seven years in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Mirsad.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Adrian.

11. What does Ove write on his "Funeral Arrangements" before attempting suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) "Bury me in a pine box."
(b) "Please read the attached eulogy."
(c) "Bury me in the backyard."
(d) "Bury me in my suit."

12. Where does Adrian say his father is in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) In a mental hospital.
(b) In America.
(c) In prison.
(d) In France.

13. What does the narrator say Ove had brought along with him in the beginning of Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”?
(a) A saucer of milk.
(b) A basket of bread.
(c) A blue plastic deck chair.
(d) A basket of flowers.

14. After how many days in the hospital did Sonja finally open her eyes in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) 15.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

15. Why had Ove not let Parvaneh park next to the red car in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) Because it was a narrow space.
(b) Because the car was a BMW.
(c) Because he hates red cars.
(d) Because the car was a Volvo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of beverage does Parvaneh bring when she has her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

2. Who won the "Snow Clearance Skirmish," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

3. What is the name of Mirsad's father?

4. What does Parvaneh say her occupation is in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

5. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

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