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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 40 years.
(c) Almost 20 years.
(d) Almost 30 years.

2. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?
(a) To paint portraits.
(b) To build boats.
(c) To conduct trains.
(d) To build houses.

3. 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) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?
(a) Prince.
(b) Mittens.
(c) Jack.
(d) Buffy.

5. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?
(a) A Saab.
(b) A Skoda.
(c) A Scania.
(d) A Volvo.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. 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”?

3. How old was Ove when his father died?

4. What was the name of Ove's wife?

5. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job was Ove offered after he was let go from the railway yard? Why was he offered this job?

2. Why does Ove become frustrated and angry in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?

3. How is Sonja's father described in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest”?

4. What did Sonja reveal to Ove in the end of Chapter 18: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Cat Called Ernest”? How did Ove respond?

5. What connection occurs between Ove and the Cat Annoyance in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?

6. What foreshadowing is seen in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

7. Why does Ove cancel his newspaper and telephone subscriptions in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

8. Why does Ove become frustrated about the rope in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

9. What did Ove admit to Sonja on their first dinner date in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train"? How did Sonja respond?

10. Why does Ove go to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

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