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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 does Ove ask Parvaneh if she has when he visits her in the end of Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?
(a) Corrugated steel.
(b) A rug.
(c) A green sign.
(d) A blanket.

2. For how long does Jimmy say Anita has been writing letters to appeal her situation in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

3. What are the seven words that Ove utters to her that "Parvaneh will always remember as the loveliest compliment he'll ever give her" in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) "You're almost as crazy as you look."
(b) "I think you are something else, lady."
(c) "You deserve more than your husband's life."
(d) "Because you are not a complete twit."

4. What catches Ove's eye when he steps into the hallway in the end of Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) The rubber tube.
(b) A picture of Sonja.
(c) The rope.
(d) The ceiling hook.

5. Where does Lena work?
(a) At a shoe store.
(b) At a candy store.
(c) At the local police station.
(d) At the local newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anita's son live?

2. What kind of car did Rune buy when Ove bought a Saab 9000 in the 1980s?

3. What position did Ove have when the Residents' Association was established?

4. Who appears to interview the man in the white shirt for the newspaper in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

5. Where does Adrian say his father is in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the young mailman say to Ove about Sonja in Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?

2. What causes Ove to decide not to kill himself in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

3. Why does Ove go in search of corrogated iron in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

4. How is the relationship between Rune, Anita, and their son described in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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”?

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