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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. 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?
(a) "Cursed."
(b) "Naive fools."
(c) "Psychotic basketcases."
(d) "Utter imbeciles."

2. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

3. Where does Ove stop on the way home from the hospital so that his friends can eat and use the restroom in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Denny's.
(b) Chang's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) McDonald's.

4. Where are BMW cars produced?
(a) Austria.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. What does the narrator say that Sonja fought for in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) "What was needed."
(b) "What was good."
(c) "Her life."
(d) "Her husband."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel” the narrator says, "Sonja said once that to understand men like Ove and Rune, one had to understand from the very beginning that they were men caught in" what?

2. What are the drawings of that cover the walls of Parvaneh's seven-year-old daughter, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?

3. 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”?

4. 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”?

5. At least how many miles per year must one drive their car in order to save money by opting for a diesel rather than a gas engine, according to Ove in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 did Sonja handle her disability after the accident? How did Ove handle it?

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 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”?

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

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

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