1. What do Ove's neighbors bring to him in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) A cake.
(b) A plate of rice.
(c) A box of cookies.
(d) A box of takeout.

2. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?
(a) He hits him.
(b) He pays him.
(c) He trips him.
(d) He asks him to dinner.

3. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?
(a) He admitted he lied about being in the military.
(b) He admitted he lied about being single.
(c) He admitted he lied about being wealthy.
(d) He admitted he lied about being an orphan.

4. Before Ove's wife met him, the narrator says in Chapter 16: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Truck in the Forest” that she only loved three things unconditionally. What were they?
(a) Books, her father, and cats.
(b) Her mother, her father, and her sister.
(c) Dancing, singing, and movies.
(d) Music, art, and poetry.

5. Where did Ove's mother work before she died?
(a) A brickmaking plant.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A chemical plant.
(d) A textile factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time was it when Ove first saw the woman who would become his wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 14: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Woman On A Train”?

2. What does Parvaneh say her name means in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

3. At what time does Ove awaken every day?

4. When was the Eiffel Tower built?

5. Where does Anita's son live?

(see the answer key)

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