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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ove and Rune have their first friendly conversation about, according to the narrator in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) Car models.
(b) Roofing strategies.
(c) Gas prices.
(d) Lawnmower prices.

2. 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) Wine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Cigarettes.

3. From whom is the letter that Ove opens and reads in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?
(a) Ove's father.
(b) The man he saved on the train tracks.
(c) Sonja's great-grandmother.
(d) His goddaughter.

4. 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) Burger King.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Denny's.
(d) Chang's.

5. What animal did the neighborhood association fear would be killed if they put out rat poison in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A hedgehog.

6. For how long does Jimmy say Anita has been writing letters to appeal her situation in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

7. When did Sonja say was the only time that Ove had admitted he was wrong, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) The late 1960s.
(b) The early 1980s.
(c) The late 1970s.
(d) The early 1970s.

8. 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) Papers from the authorities.
(b) Corrugated iron.
(c) Rune's medical diagnosis.
(d) His money.

9. Who has recently interrupted Ove's suicide attempt in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again”?
(a) Mirsad.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Parvaneh.

10. 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) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) 15.
(d) Five.

11. What does Ove discover has happened to the sign forbidding vehicular traffic in the residential area in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?
(a) It has been taken away.
(b) It has bullet holes in it.
(c) It has been run over.
(d) It has been painted over.

12. Where does Lena work?
(a) At a candy store.
(b) At a shoe store.
(c) At the local newspaper.
(d) At the local police station.

13. What does Ove order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) An iced latte.
(b) Black coffee.
(c) A cappucino.
(d) A bagel.

14. Where is the hiding place that Ove keeps his rifle?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) Behind the radiator.
(c) Atop the refrigerator.
(d) Behind the sofa.

15. What does Parvaneh order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) A black coffee.
(b) A glass of juice.
(c) An iced tea.
(d) An iced latte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove give to Parvaneh in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

2. When was the last time Anita had seen Ove so angry, according to the narrator in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?

3. What color eyes is the Blond Weed said to have in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

4. 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”?

5. What are the seven words that Ove utters to her that "Parvaneh will always remember as the loveliest compliment he'll ever give her" in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

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