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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) 5,000 kroner.
(b) A bag of food.
(c) A toolbox with tools.
(d) A suit and coat.

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 chandelier.
(b) A hanging vase.
(c) A hook.
(d) A new lamp.

3. 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”?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. What do Ove's neighbors bring to him in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) A plate of rice.
(b) A cake.
(c) A box of takeout.
(d) A box of cookies.

5. 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) Carpenter.
(b) Foreman.
(c) Conductor.
(d) Engineer.

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

7. What did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Ove's mother's locket.
(b) Ove's overcoat.
(c) Ove's father's watch.
(d) Ove's shoes.

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

9. 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) Cloud.
(d) Butterfly.

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

11. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?
(a) To visit the cafe.
(b) To visit his wife's grave.
(c) To visit the synogogue.
(d) To take the car to the shop.

12. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Almost ten years.
(b) Almost 30 years.
(c) Almost 20 years.
(d) Almost 40 years.

13. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Nasanin.
(b) Anita.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Parvaneh.

14. What color eyes did Ove's wife have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. How much money is left on Ove's wife's prepaid credit card in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

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

4. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?

5. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?

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