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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position has Tom been promoted to at the railway in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Conductor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Engineer.

2. Before Ove's wife met him, the narrator says in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest” that she only loved three things unconditionally. What were they?
(a) Music, art, and poetry.
(b) Dancing, singing, and movies.
(c) Her mother, her father, and her sister.
(d) Books, her father, and cats.

3. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
(a) He has flat feet.
(b) He is not a legal citizen.
(c) He has a congenital heart condition.
(d) He has a history of psychological problems.

4. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) A house.
(b) A boat.
(c) A train.
(d) A car.

5. How old was Ove when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) Nine.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parvaneh say her occupation is in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

2. Why had Ove not let Parvaneh park next to the red car in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

3. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?

4. 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”?

5. What did Ove's elderly neighbor leave for him on his front porch after Ove painted his fence in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

(see the answer key)

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