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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 is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Sonja.
(b) Parvaneh.
(c) Nasanin.
(d) Anita.

2. 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”?
(a) A hotel.
(b) His parents' house.
(c) In his car.
(d) His neighbor's house.

3. 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) 116 kroner and 29 ore.
(d) 1,250 kroner and 59 ore.

4. 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 boats.
(c) To build houses.
(d) To conduct trains.

5. What was the name of the cat that Ove's wife kept at her father's house?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Harry.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mittens.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

3. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

4. What time was it when Ove first saw the woman who would become his wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train”?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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”?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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”?

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

10. 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?

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