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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 - 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money was in the wallet that Ove found when he was cleaning a broken railway car in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Approximately 1,000 kroner.
(b) Over 9,000 kroner.
(c) Over 6,000 kroner.
(d) Over 8,000 kroner.

2. Who helps Ove with the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Rune.
(b) Anders.
(c) Anita.
(d) Parvaneh.

3. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) 5,000 kroner.
(b) A toolbox with tools.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A suit and coat.

4. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough,” "People always said Ove and Ove's wife were like" what?
(a) "Fire and ice."
(b) "Two peas in a pod."
(c) "Night and day."
(d) "Thunder and rain."

5. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) A hotel.
(b) In his car.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) His neighbor's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

2. Who is riding in the front passenger seat of Ove's car when he leaves the hospital in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

3. What color eyes is the Blond Weed said to have in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough” that "Ove was a man entirely filled with" what?

5. 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”?

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