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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 Ove's elderly neighbor leave for him on his front porch after Ove painted his fence in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) An apple pie.
(b) A plate of cookies.
(c) A set of car keys.
(d) A Bible.

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”?
(a) A keyboard.
(b) A joystick.
(c) A screen.
(d) A mouse.

3. Why does Ove's neighbor ask for a lift to the hospital in “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”?
(a) She has gone into labor.
(b) Her daughter has cut her hand.
(c) Her husband fell off a ladder.
(d) Jimmy is having an allergic reaction.

4. How much money is left on Ove's wife's prepaid credit card in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 225 kroner and 52 ore.
(b) 134 kroner and 54 ore.
(c) 1,250 kroner and 59 ore.
(d) 116 kroner and 29 ore.

5. Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

2. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

3. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?

4. How old was Ove when his mother died?

5. What was the name of Ove's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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”?

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

3. Why does Ove cancel his newspaper and telephone subscriptions in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

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

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

6. What job was Ove offered after he was let go from the railway yard? Why was he offered this job?

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

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

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

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

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