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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What literary device is employed in this sentence from Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”: "He's the kind of man who points at people he doesn't like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman's flashlight"?
2. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
3. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
4. Why was Ove unable to serve in the military?
5. What had Tom been caught doing when Ove was 18 in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Parvaneh and Patrick visit Ove in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
2. What happened during Ove's encounter with Tom in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
3. How are Ove and his wife compared with one another in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
4. Why does Ove end up parking the car and trailer in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
5. Why was Ove rejected for military duty? How did this rejection impact him?
6. Why does Ove cancel his newspaper and telephone subscriptions in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
7. What incident during Ove's childhood led to the animosity between him and Tom?
8. What ultimately led to Ove being forced to sell his parents' homestead in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
9. Why does Ove go to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the character of Tom in the novel. In what ways is Tom the opposite of Ove? What motivates Tom's actions in the story? What becomes of Tom?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of grief and loss in A Man Called Ove. How does the author explore these themes through symbolism and imagery? How are the themes illustrated through character and action?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Lena in A Man Called Ove. Why does Lena attempt to interview Ove? What obstacles does she face in doing so? How does Lena eventually gain her objective?
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