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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Almost ten years.
(b) Almost 30 years.
(c) Almost 40 years.
(d) Almost 20 years.

2. What were all the houses in the Spanish village made from in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Adobe.
(b) Brick.
(c) Stone.
(d) Wood.

3. What color are the shoes that was Ove's wife was wearing when he first saw her described in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

4. Why does Ove's neighbor ask for a lift to the hospital in “A Man Called Ove and a Lanky One who can’t Open a Window Without Falling Off a Ladder”?
(a) Jimmy is having an allergic reaction.
(b) Her husband fell off a ladder.
(c) Her daughter has cut her hand.
(d) She has gone into labor.

5. 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) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is Lena described as when she appears in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?

2. What job did the director offer to Ove in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

3. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

4. 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?

5. What does Ove write on his "Funeral Arrangements" before attempting suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?

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