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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 38 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Jimmy repeatedly tried to get everyone to call Parvaneh's kitchen in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) "The Hub."
(b) "The Death Star."
(c) "The Battle Station."
(d) "The Round Table."

2. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?
(a) A painter.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A banker.

3. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Flower.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Cloud.

4. What kind of beverage does Parvaneh bring when she has her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) A Coca Cola.
(b) Carbonated juice.
(c) A cup of milk.
(d) A glass of wine.

5. 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”?
(a) Two months ago.
(b) Four months ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Six months ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ove call the parking attendant at the hospital in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

2. 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”?

3. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to fix at her house in the end of Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door" that "if there was one single thing Ove and Rune agreed on, irrespective of how much they were feuding at the time, it was that whoever currently populated the neighbor’s house tended to be" what?

5. For how long does the narrator say Rune refused to go back to the local bakery because they gave him the wrong change once in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

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