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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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”?
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”?
3. 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”?
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”?
5. What did the hotel manager begin calling Ove after he fixed the old woman's car in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ove feel about automobiles and different brands of automobiles?
2. Why have Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
3. How did Sonja handle her disability after the accident? How did Ove handle it?
4. How does Ove enact revenge against the man in the white shirt in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?
5. What characters are introduced at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”? How are they described?
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 gift does Ove give to Parvaneh in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”? How does she respond to the gift?
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. What causes Ove to decide not to kill himself in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
10. What preparations does Ove make for his suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Ove's history and friendship with Rune. How did Ove and Rune meet? What was the basis of their friendship? What began the rivalry between Ove and Rune?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear format of A Man Called Ove. Why do you think the author has chosen to relate the story in this manner? How would the story differ if it were related in a linear structure? What are the benefits of telling the story in this way?
Essay Topic 3
What leads to Ove's hospitalization at the end of the novel? For how long is Ove hospitalized? Who stays with Ove at the hospital? Why?
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