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

2. Who describes Ove as "a really angry avenging robot from the future" in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Parvaneh.

3. What does Ove give to Parvaneh in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) A cat bed.
(b) A baby crib.
(c) A sofa.
(d) A locket.

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

5. 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?
(a) "The wrong time."
(b) "The wrong country."
(c) "Faulty marriages."
(d) "Their own minds."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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”?

3. Where did Ove marry his wife?

4. When was the last time Anita had seen Ove so angry, according to the narrator in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?

5. What does the narrator say Ove had brought along with him in the beginning of Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ove enact revenge against the man in the white shirt in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?

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

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

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

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

8. Who accompanies Ove on his inspection tour in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”? Why?

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

10. What characters are introduced at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”? How are they described?

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