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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 did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Ove's mother's locket.
(b) Ove's father's watch.
(c) Ove's overcoat.
(d) Ove's shoes.

2. How old was Ove when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) Nine.

3. Who taught Ove to fish?
(a) Ove's father.
(b) Ove's uncle.
(c) Sonja's father.
(d) Sonja's brother.

4. What is the name of Rune's wife?
(a) Anita.
(b) Parvaneh.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Alice.

5. What kind of car does Anders drive?
(a) Audi.
(b) Toyota.
(c) BMW.
(d) Saab.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

2. What component is Ove upset that the device he wants to buy does not have in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

3. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?

4. What is the Blond Weed doing when Ove encounters her in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

5. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the conflict between Ove and the Blond Weed in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

2. How are Ove and his wife compared with one another in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

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

4. What ultimately led to Ove being forced to sell his parents' homestead in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

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

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

7. What did Sonja reveal to Ove in the end of Chapter 18: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Cat Called Ernest”? How did Ove respond?

8. How is Sonja's father described in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest”?

9. What foreshadowing is seen in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

10. What prevents Ove from achieving his objective at the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

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