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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. The narrator says that Sonja used to say "Loving someone is like" what, in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
(a) "Trying to count raindrops."
(b) "Moving into a house."
(c) "Having a child."
(d) "Falling into the ocean."

2. 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) McDonald's.
(b) Denny's.
(c) Chang's.
(d) Burger King.

3. Where does Lena work?
(a) At the local newspaper.
(b) At a candy store.
(c) At a shoe store.
(d) At the local police station.

4. What does the teenage postman say he is saving money for in Chapter 26: “A Man Called Ove and a Society where No-one Can Repair a Bicycle Any More”?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A car.
(c) An engagement ring.
(d) A house.

5. What is the name of Anita's son?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Johan.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Anita had seen Ove so angry, according to the narrator 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 does Parvaneh order at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”?

4. 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”?

5. 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"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ove respond when he learns how long Anita has been fighting the authorities in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”? Why?

2. What did Ove discover in the envelope that Lena had sent to him in Chapter 37: “A Man Called Ove and a Lot of Bastards Sticking Their Noses In”?

3. Why does Ove go in search of corrogated iron in Chapter 25: “A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron”?

4. What preparations does Ove make for his suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?

5. What characters are introduced at the cafe in Chapter 29: “A Man Called Ove and a Bender”? How are they described?

6. Why have Adrian and Mirsad come to Ove's house in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?

7. How is the rivalry between Ove and Rune described in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

8. How did Sonja handle her disability after the accident? How did Ove handle it?

9. What has prevented Ove from committing suicide in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?

10. How is Nasanin's drawing described in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

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