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

2. Who tells the man in the white shirt that they have all of his bank statements from the past seven years in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Mirsad.

3. 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) Ove.
(b) Andre.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Rune.

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

5. 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 Mirsad was kicked out of home.
(b) Because Adrian has been kicked out of home.
(c) Because Jimmy has threatened Adrian.
(d) Because the police are looking for Ove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Ove have when the Residents' Association was established?

2. At the end of what decade was the house next to Ove's bought by a bank manager, according to the narrator in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door"?

3. Where does Anita's son live?

4. What is the first thing that Ove tells Parvaneh to do during her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

5. What does Parvaneh ask Ove to help her with in Chapter 24: “A Man Called Ove and a Brat who Paints in Color”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Parvaneh respond when she discovers Lena locked in the garage in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?

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

3. 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”?

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

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

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

7. How does Ove respond to the honking SUV in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

8. How is the relationship between Rune, Anita, and their son described in Chapter 28: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune”?

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

10. Who accompanies Ove on his inspection tour in Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”? Why?

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