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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 11.

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) Over 9,000 kroner.
(b) Over 8,000 kroner.
(c) Over 6,000 kroner.
(d) Approximately 1,000 kroner.

2. What literary device is employed in this sentence from Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”: "He's the kind of man who points at people he doesn't like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman's flashlight"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Metaphor.

3. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. At what time does Ove awaken every day?
(a) 6:45 a.m.
(b) 5:45 a.m.
(c) 6:15 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

5. 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) Attempted murder.
(b) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(c) Attacking a train customer while on duty.
(d) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

2. At what time in the morning does the narrator say that "Ove and the cat met for the first time" in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

3. What kind of car does Anders drive?

4. Why does Ove fail at committing suicide in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

5. What did the note say with the used tools that was left for Ove at his construction job in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

(see the answer key)

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