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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. Where did Ove marry his wife?
(a) A synogogue.
(b) Ove's parents' house.
(c) A Catholic church.
(d) Town Hall.

2. Why do Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) Because the police are looking for Ove.
(b) Because Mirsad was kicked out of home.
(c) Because Adrian has been kicked out of home.
(d) Because Jimmy has threatened Adrian.

3. Where is the hiding place that Ove keeps his rifle?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) Atop the refrigerator.
(c) Behind the sofa.
(d) Behind the radiator.

4. What does Ove write on his "Funeral Arrangements" before attempting suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) "Please read the attached eulogy."
(b) "Bury me in a pine box."
(c) "Bury me in my suit."
(d) "Bury me in the backyard."

5. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) A Saab.
(b) A Skoda.
(c) A Volvo.
(d) A BMW.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to help her with in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

2. From whom is the letter that Ove opens and reads in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?

3. How old was Jimmy when Ove and Rune ran off his mother's abusive boyfriend, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?

4. Who won the "Great Tree Conflict," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

5. The narrator says in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door" that "if there was one single thing Ove and Rune agreed on, irrespective of how much they were feuding at the time, it was that whoever currently populated the neighbor’s house tended to be" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed of Jimmy's history in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”?

2. How does Ove respond to the honking SUV in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

3. How is Nasanin's drawing described in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

4. How does Ove respond when he learns how long Anita has been fighting the authorities in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”? Why?

5. What did Ove do during Sonja's siestas in Spain?

6. Why do Ove and Parvaneh go to the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

7. What does the man in the white shirt discover when he returns for his car in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”? What has happened to the car?

8. How is the rivalry between Ove and Rune described in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

9. How does Ove feel about automobiles and different brands of automobiles?

10. What metaphor is used to describe the process of falling in love in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?

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