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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catches Ove's eye when he steps into the hallway in the end of Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) The ceiling hook.
(b) The rubber tube.
(c) A picture of Sonja.
(d) The rope.

2. Where does Adrian say his father is in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) In a mental hospital.
(b) In America.
(c) In prison.
(d) In France.

3. Where does Ove stop on the way home from the hospital so that his friends can eat and use the restroom in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) Burger King.
(b) Chang's.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Denny's.

4. What is Jimmy wearing when he encounters Ove in the beginning of Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) A military uniform.
(b) A green tracksuit.
(c) A postal uniform.
(d) A wool coat.

5. What were all the houses in the Spanish village made from in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Adobe.
(d) Brick.

6. 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) Cologne.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Wine.

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

8. For how long does Jimmy say Anita has been writing letters to appeal her situation in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

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

10. 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) Corrugated iron.
(b) His money.
(c) Papers from the authorities.
(d) Rune's medical diagnosis.

11. Who attended Ove's wedding?
(a) Rune and Anita.
(b) Sonja's brother and sister-in-law.
(c) Ove's parents.
(d) Sonja's parents.

12. Where does Anita's son live?
(a) Syria.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) England.

13. Who won the "Snow Clearance Skirmish," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) Andre.
(b) Rune.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Ove.

14. What does Ove ask Parvaneh if she has when he visits her in the end of Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?
(a) A green sign.
(b) Corrugated steel.
(c) A rug.
(d) A blanket.

15. Who won the "Great Tree Conflict," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
(a) Rune.
(b) Anita.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Ove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cafe owner offer to Ove for fixing his heater in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

2. How frequently does Ove say one must change one's car in order to avoid losing money in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?

3. Who appears to interview the man in the white shirt for the newspaper in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

4. At least how many miles per year must one drive their car in order to save money by opting for a diesel rather than a gas engine, according to Ove in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?

5. 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”?

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