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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 is the name of Mirsad's father?
2. What is the name of the cafe owner in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
3. On what day of the week did Ove and his wife go to spend sitting in a cafe, according to the narrator in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
4. 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”?
5. Why do Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What preparations does Ove make for his suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
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 Rune's purchase of a BMW change Ove's opinion of him?
4. What has prevented Ove from committing suicide in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?
5. What metaphor is used to describe the process of falling in love in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
6. What gift does Ove give to Parvaneh in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”? How does she respond to the gift?
7. Why does Lena come to interview Ove? How does he respond to her questions?
8. How did Sonja handle her disability after the accident? How did Ove handle it?
9. 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”?
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”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Parvaneh in A Man Called Ove. How does Parvaneh meet Ove? What do you think draws her to his character? How does their relationship evolve in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of houses and the construction of houses in A Man Called Ove. Where in the story does this motif reappear? What is its symbolic significance? How are houses compared to love?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Jimmy in A Man Called Ove. What is the story of Jimmy's history in the neighborhood? How did Sonja care for Jimmy after his mother's death? What role does Jimmy play in the main plot?
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