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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jimmy wearing when he encounters Ove in the beginning of Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) A wool coat.
(b) A military uniform.
(c) A postal uniform.
(d) A green tracksuit.

2. 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 early 1980s.
(b) The early 1970s.
(c) The late 1960s.
(d) The late 1970s.

3. On what day of the week did Ove and his wife go to spend sitting in a cafe, according to the narrator in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) On Fridays.
(b) On Saturdays.
(c) On Sundays.
(d) On Mondays.

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

5. To whom does Ove go visit to ask for corrugated iron in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Mirsad.
(c) Rune.
(d) Jimmy.

6. Who appears to interview the man in the white shirt for the newspaper in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Lena.
(d) Adrian.

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

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

9. 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) People.
(c) Houses.
(d) Cats.

10. 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) Corrugated steel.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A green sign.
(d) A rug.

11. What does the narrator say that Sonja fought for in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) "Her husband."
(b) "What was good."
(c) "Her life."
(d) "What was needed."

12. What does Parvaneh say her occupation is in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a schoolteacher.
(c) She Is a social worker.
(d) She is a real estate agent.

13. 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) Lawnmower prices.
(d) Gas prices.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had Ove not let Parvaneh park next to the red car in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

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"?

3. What does the teenage postman say he is saving money for in Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?

4. In Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel” the narrator says, "Sonja said once that to understand men like Ove and Rune, one had to understand from the very beginning that they were men caught in" what?

5. With whom does Lena say she is going skating on the lake in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?

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