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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it when the narrative shifts to Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) June.
(d) March.

2. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?
(a) A Volvo.
(b) A Scania.
(c) A Saab.
(d) A Skoda.

3. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?
(a) To take the car to the shop.
(b) To visit the cafe.
(c) To visit his wife's grave.
(d) To visit the synogogue.

4. Where did Ove's father work all his life?
(a) The library.
(b) The rail company.
(c) The bank.
(d) The textile company.

5. What month was it when Ove's mother died?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?

2. What does Ove give his overweight neighbor to eat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

3. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?

4. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

5. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the things about Ove's wife that bother him, according to the narrative in Chapter 4: “A Man Called Ove Does Not Pay A Three-Crown Surcharge”?

2. Why does Ove become frustrated about the rope in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

3. What connection occurs between Ove and the Cat Annoyance in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?

4. What led to Ove working at the rail yard? For how long did he work there?

5. How does Parvaneh respond when she observes the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

6. Why was Ove rejected for military duty? How did this rejection impact him?

7. What did Tom accuse Ove of when Ove was 18? How did Ove respond to the situation?

8. Why does Ove end up parking the car and trailer in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

9. At what time does Ove inspect his neighborhood each day? Why?

10. Why does Parvaneh ask Ove for additional help around her house in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

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