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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. Who helps Ove with the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Parvaneh.
(b) Rune.
(c) Anita.
(d) Anders.

2. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) A car.
(b) A house.
(c) A boat.
(d) A train.

3. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?
(a) To paint portraits.
(b) To build houses.
(c) To conduct trains.
(d) To build boats.

4. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?
(a) Buffy.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Prince.
(d) Jack.

5. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
(a) He has flat feet.
(b) He has a congenital heart condition.
(c) He is not a legal citizen.
(d) He has a history of psychological problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

2. What is the name of Rune's wife?

3. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

4. What month was it when Ove's mother died?

5. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough,” "People always said Ove and Ove's wife were like" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened during Ove's encounter with Tom in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

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

4. 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”?

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

6. What did Ove admit to Sonja on their first dinner date in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train"? How did Sonja respond?

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. What led to Ove's hatred of men in white shirts?

9. What incident during Ove's childhood led to the animosity between him and Tom?

10. Why does Ove go to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

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