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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Rice with saffron and chicken.
(b) Fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Roast beef and potatoes.

2. What is Ove planning to install in his ceiling in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) A hanging vase.
(b) A hook.
(c) A chandelier.
(d) A new lamp.

3. Where did Ove's father work all his life?
(a) The rail company.
(b) The library.
(c) The bank.
(d) The textile company.

4. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) An Oriental rug.
(b) Lacquer.
(c) A stack of newspapers.
(d) A sheet of plastic.

5. What kind of car does Ove drive?
(a) BMW.
(b) Skoda.
(c) Saab.
(d) Volvo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

2. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

3. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

4. What is the Blond Weed doing when Ove encounters her in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?

5. 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”?

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