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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) March.
(b) June.
(c) November.
(d) December.

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

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

4. 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 screen.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A joystick.
(d) A keyboard.

5. How old was Ove when his mother died?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) 13.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

2. Where does the narrator say Ove left his envelope with its instructions before leaving his house for the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

3. What kind of car does Ove drive?

4. Why does Ove fail at committing suicide in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

5. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?

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

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

6. How does Ove intend to commit suicide in Chapter 11: “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”? What prevents him from doing so?

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

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

9. From what narrative perspective is A Man Called Ove related?

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

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