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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 was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?
(a) A banker.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A painter.

2. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) By inhaling fumes from his car exhaust.
(b) By shooting himself.
(c) By jumping in front of a train.
(d) By hanging himself at home.

3. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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) 134 kroner and 54 ore.
(b) 1,250 kroner and 59 ore.
(c) 225 kroner and 52 ore.
(d) 116 kroner and 29 ore.

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

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. 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”?

3. What job did the director offer to Ove in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

4. What did the note say with the used tools that was left for Ove at his construction job in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

5. At what time does Ove awaken every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the things about Ove's wife that bother him, according to the narrative in Chapter 4: “A Man Called Ove Does Not Pay A Three-Crown Surcharge”?

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

4. How is Ove's relationship with his father described in the novel?

5. 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?

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

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

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

10. Why does Ove become frustrated and angry in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

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