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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who taught Ove to fish?
(a) Ove's uncle.
(b) Ove's father.
(c) Sonja's father.
(d) Sonja's brother.

3. 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”?
(a) A set of car keys.
(b) An apple pie.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A plate of cookies.

4. How old was Ove when his mother died?
(a) Nine.
(b) 13.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

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

6. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A Kindle.
(b) A MacBook.
(c) An HP laptop.
(d) A Dell desktop.

7. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) He trips him.
(b) He pays him.
(c) He asks him to dinner.
(d) He hits him.

8. When was the Eiffel Tower built?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1829.
(d) 1912.

9. 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”?
(a) Kicking the dog.
(b) Throwing rocks at the cat.
(c) Raking her lawn.
(d) Spraying water on her lawn.

10. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
(a) He admitted he lied about being an orphan.
(b) He admitted he lied about being in the military.
(c) He admitted he lied about being single.
(d) He admitted he lied about being wealthy.

11. What color are the shoes that was Ove's wife was wearing when he first saw her described in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

12. 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?
(a) "Tangible things."
(b) "Daydreams."
(c) "Past regrets."
(d) "Abstract thoughts."

13. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?
(a) A Rolls Royce.
(b) A Toyota.
(c) A Hyundai.
(d) A BMW.

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

15. 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 6,000 kroner.
(c) Approximately 1,000 kroner.
(d) Over 8,000 kroner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Ove encounter driving in his neighborhood in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

2. What color clasp is described in Ove's wife's hair when he first saw her in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

3. On what day of the week did Ove's wife die?

4. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

5. What was the name of the cat that Ove's wife kept at her father's house?

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