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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of what decade was the house next to Ove's bought by a bank manager, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1970s.

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

3. 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”?
(a) Senor Mechanic.
(b) Senor Ove.
(c) Senor Hero.
(d) Senor Saab.

4. After how many days in the hospital did Sonja finally open her eyes in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) 15.
(d) Three.

5. Where does Lena work?
(a) At the local police station.
(b) At a shoe store.
(c) At a candy store.
(d) At the local newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lena want to interview Ove in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?

2. What does Ove discover has happened to the sign forbidding vehicular traffic in the residential area in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?

3. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

4. 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”?

5. Where is the hiding place that Ove keeps his rifle?

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