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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 presumably throw into Rune's yard to draw in rats in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Birdseed.

2. What does Ove demand from Anita when he goes to her house in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Papers from the authorities.
(b) Corrugated iron.
(c) His money.
(d) Rune's medical diagnosis.

3. What is the name of Mirsad's father?
(a) Paul.
(b) Anders.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Amel.

4. What does Ove do with the photograph from the letter in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?
(a) He throws it away.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He puts it on the refrigerator.
(d) He gives it to Parvaneh.

5. How old was Rune's son when he moved away from home?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?

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

3. What animal did the neighborhood association fear would be killed if they put out rat poison in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

4. Where does Lena work?

5. What does Parvaneh order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preparations does Ove make for his suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?

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

3. How did Sonja become paralyzed?

4. What has prevented Ove from committing suicide in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?

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

6. 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?

7. How did Rune's purchase of a BMW change Ove's opinion of him?

8. What did Ove discover in the envelope that Lena had sent to him in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?

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

10. Why have Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?

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