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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 does Adrian say his father is in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) In prison.
(b) In America.
(c) In a mental hospital.
(d) In France.

2. Who does Jimmy say is coming to get Rune in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Anita.
(b) Social Services.
(c) Anita's daughter.
(d) Rune's son.

3. When did Sonja say was the only time that Ove had admitted he was wrong, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) The early 1970s.
(b) The late 1970s.
(c) The late 1960s.
(d) The early 1980s.

4. What does Parvaneh order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) An iced latte.
(b) A glass of juice.
(c) A black coffee.
(d) An iced tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Sonja fought for in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?

2. 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”?

3. What does Jimmy say he does for a living in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

4. 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"?

5. What is Jimmy wearing when he encounters Ove in the beginning of Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How did Sonja become paralyzed?

5. 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”?

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. How does Parvaneh respond when she discovers Lena locked in the garage in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?

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