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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 glass of wine.
(b) Carbonated juice.
(c) A Coca Cola.
(d) A cup of milk.

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

4. Where are BMW cars produced?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

5. From whom is the letter that Ove opens and reads in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?
(a) The man he saved on the train tracks.
(b) His goddaughter.
(c) Ove's father.
(d) Sonja's great-grandmother.

6. What are the drawings of that cover the walls of Parvaneh's seven-year-old daughter, according to the narrator in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) People.
(b) Horses.
(c) Cats.
(d) Houses.

7. What does Ove write on his "Funeral Arrangements" before attempting suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) "Please read the attached eulogy."
(b) "Bury me in a pine box."
(c) "Bury me in my suit."
(d) "Bury me in the backyard."

8. What position did Ove have when the Residents' Association was established?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Vice Chairman.
(d) Chairman.

9. Why do Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) Because the police are looking for Ove.
(b) Because Jimmy has threatened Adrian.
(c) Because Adrian has been kicked out of home.
(d) Because Mirsad was kicked out of home.

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

11. What does Jimmy say he does for a living in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?
(a) He is a tax collector.
(b) He programs iPhone apps.
(c) He cleans office buildings.
(d) He services train cars.

12. 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”?
(a) Every three years.
(b) Every six years.
(c) Every two years.
(d) Every four years.

13. What is the name of the cafe owner in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Amel.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Mirsad.

14. 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?
(a) "Psychotic basketcases."
(b) "Cursed."
(c) "Utter imbeciles."
(d) "Naive fools."

15. What position did Rune have when the Residents' Association was established?
(a) Chairman.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Vice Chairman.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Who describes Ove as "a really angry avenging robot from the future" in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

3. What did the hotel manager begin calling Ove after he fixed the old woman's car in Chapter 21: “A Man Who Was Ove and Countries Where They Play Foreign Music in Restaurants”?

4. 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”?

5. Where did Ove marry his wife?

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