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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Parvaneh say Nasanin always draws Ove in color in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Because he Is the crankiest person she knows.
(b) Because he is kind.
(c) Because he reminds her of a rainbow.
(d) Because he Is the funniest thing she knows.

2. 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”?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) An engagement ring.
(c) A car.
(d) A house.

3. What were all the houses in the Spanish village made from in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Stone.
(b) Adobe.
(c) Brick.
(d) Wood.

4. 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.

5. 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?
(a) "The wrong time."
(b) "The wrong country."
(c) "Faulty marriages."
(d) "Their own minds."

6. 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) Mirsad.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Adrian.

7. 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”?
(a) A Skoda.
(b) A Saab.
(c) A Volvo.
(d) A BMW.

8. The narrator says that Sonja used to say "Loving someone is like" what, in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) "Falling into the ocean."
(b) "Moving into a house."
(c) "Having a child."
(d) "Trying to count raindrops."

9. What position did Ove have when the Residents' Association was established?
(a) Vice Chairman.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Chairman.

10. 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”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Parvaneh.
(c) Anders.
(d) Jimmy.

11. Who attended Ove's wedding?
(a) Sonja's parents.
(b) Rune and Anita.
(c) Ove's parents.
(d) Sonja's brother and sister-in-law.

12. Who won the "Great Tree Conflict," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) Rune.
(b) Ove.
(c) Anita.
(d) Sonja.

13. Who is riding in the front passenger seat of Ove's car when he leaves the hospital in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Mirsad.

14. 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 green tracksuit.
(b) A military uniform.
(c) A postal uniform.
(d) A wool coat.

15. Who does Jimmy say is coming to get Rune in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Anita.
(b) Rune's son.
(c) Social Services.
(d) Anita's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Anita's son?

2. What does Ove do with the photograph from the letter in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?

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”?

4. What kind of car did Rune buy when Ove bought a Saab 9000 in the 1980s?

5. 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”?

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