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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. Where are BMW cars produced?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.
2. Why does Lena want to interview Ove in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) Because of his actions at the hospital.
(b) Because he is suspected of murder.
(c) Because of his wife's death.
(d) Because he saved a man at the train station.
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) Cologne.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cigarettes.
4. 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) Corrugated steel.
(b) A rug.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A green sign.
5. 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 services train cars.
(b) He programs iPhone apps.
(c) He cleans office buildings.
(d) He is a tax collector.
Short Answer 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”?
2. Where does Adrian run when Ove opens the door holding a rifle in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
3. What does Ove write on his "Funeral Arrangements" before attempting suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
4. What has Jimmy repeatedly tried to get everyone to call Ove in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
5. Who won the "Great Tree Conflict," according to the narrator in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ove respond to the honking SUV in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?
2. What metaphor is used to describe the process of falling in love in Chapter 36: “A Man Called Ove and a Whisky”?
3. Who accompanies Ove on his inspection tour in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”? Why?
4. What did Ove do during Sonja's siestas in Spain?
5. How does Ove enact revenge against the man in the white shirt in Chapter 31: “A Man Called Ove Reverses with a Trailer. Again.”?
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. What preparations does Ove make for his suicide in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
8. How did Sonja handle her disability after the accident? How did Ove handle it?
9. How did Sonja become paralyzed?
10. What gift does Ove give to Parvaneh in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”? How does she respond to the gift?
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