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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Adrian.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Patrick.

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

3. What is the name of Anita's son?
(a) Johan.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Jimmy.

4. How old was Jimmy when Ove and Rune ran off his mother's abusive boyfriend, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?
(a) 16.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

5. What is the name of the cafe owner in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Mirsad.
(c) Amel.
(d) Jimmy.

6. 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 the backyard."
(b) "Bury me in a pine box."
(c) "Bury me in my suit."
(d) "Please read the attached eulogy."

7. What did the hotel manager begin calling Ove after he fixed the old woman's car in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Senor Ove.
(b) Senor Saab.
(c) Senor Hero.
(d) Senor Mechanic.

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

9. 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 run over.
(b) It has bullet holes in it.
(c) It has been painted over.
(d) It has been taken away.

10. 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) Four years.
(d) Two years.

11. At least how many miles per year must one drive their car in order to save money by opting for a diesel rather than a gas engine, according to Ove in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) At least 12,000 miles per year.
(b) At least 20,000 miles per year.
(c) At least 2,000 miles per year.
(d) At least 10,000 miles per year.

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) Ove.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Anita.
(d) Rune.

13. Why do Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) Because Adrian has been kicked out of home.
(b) Because the police are looking for Ove.
(c) Because Jimmy has threatened Adrian.
(d) Because Mirsad was kicked out of home.

14. 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.

15. 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 Mondays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On Sundays.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Where does Lena work?

3. What did Ove presumably throw into Rune's yard to draw in rats in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

4. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to help her with in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

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

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