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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Four years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two years.

2. What are the seven words that Ove utters to her that "Parvaneh will always remember as the loveliest compliment he'll ever give her" in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) "You deserve more than your husband's life."
(b) "I think you are something else, lady."
(c) "You're almost as crazy as you look."
(d) "Because you are not a complete twit."

3. Who does Jimmy say is coming to get Rune in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Anita's daughter.
(b) Rune's son.
(c) Social Services.
(d) Anita.

4. What did Ove note the bus driver smelling of as he loaded his wife's bags in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Wine.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cologne.

5. Where is the hiding place that Ove keeps his rifle?
(a) Behind the sofa.
(b) Atop the refrigerator.
(c) Behind the radiator.
(d) Under his bed.

6. About how old is Lena described as when she appears in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) 60.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

7. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
(a) A Skoda.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Saab.
(d) A Volvo.

8. What does the narrator say Ove had brought along with him in the beginning of Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door”?
(a) A blue plastic deck chair.
(b) A saucer of milk.
(c) A basket of bread.
(d) A basket of flowers.

9. What does Ove do with the photograph from the letter in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He gives it to Parvaneh.
(c) He puts it on the refrigerator.
(d) He throws it away.

10. Who describes Ove as "a really angry avenging robot from the future" in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Parvaneh.

11. What does Ove demand from Anita when he goes to her house in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Papers from the authorities.
(b) His money.
(c) Rune's medical diagnosis.
(d) Corrugated iron.

12. In Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel” the narrator says, "Sonja said once that to understand men like Ove and Rune, one had to understand from the very beginning that they were men caught in" what?
(a) "Faulty marriages."
(b) "The wrong country."
(c) "Their own minds."
(d) "The wrong time."

13. Where did Ove marry his wife?
(a) Town Hall.
(b) A Catholic church.
(c) Ove's parents' house.
(d) A synogogue.

14. For what crime were Ove's obnoxious and partying neighbors arrested, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?
(a) Drunk driving.
(b) Drug possession.
(c) Murder.
(d) Attempted murder.

15. What kind of car did Rune buy when Ove bought a Saab 9000 in the 1980s?
(a) A Volvo 760.
(b) A BMW 50.
(c) A Saab 8000.
(d) A BMW 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of what decade was the house next to Ove's bought by a bank manager, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?

2. What color eyes is the Blond Weed said to have in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

3. Who won the "Snow Clearance Skirmish," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

4. Who is riding in the front passenger seat of Ove's car when he leaves the hospital in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

5. What is the name of Anita's son?

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