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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Tom been caught doing when Ove was 18 in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Attacking a train customer while on duty.
(b) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.
(c) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(d) Attempted murder.

2. What did Ove and Rune have their first friendly conversation about, according to the narrator in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) Lawnmower prices.
(b) Roofing strategies.
(c) Car models.
(d) Gas prices.

3. 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”?
(a) It has been painted over.
(b) It has been run over.
(c) It has been taken away.
(d) It has bullet holes in it.

4. 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 40 years.
(b) Almost 30 years.
(c) Almost 20 years.
(d) Almost ten years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What did Ove call the man who ran the hotel where Ove stayed with his wife in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?

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

4. 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”?

5. 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”?

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