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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 32 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) 4 and 8.
(b) 3 and 7.
(c) 2 and 6.
(d) 5 and 9.

2. Where does Ove take the cat with him on an errand in Chapter 19: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came”?
(a) To visit the synogogue.
(b) To visit his wife's grave.
(c) To visit the cafe.
(d) To take the car to the shop.

3. What did Ove use to repair the work truck during a downpour, according to the narrator in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) A screwdriver and half a roll of gauze tape.
(b) A muslin cloth and a pair of scissors.
(c) Duct tape and electrical tape.
(d) A hammer and a ratchet.

4. What does the narrator say that Sonja fought for in Chapter 23: “A Man Who Was Ove and a Bus that Never Got There”?
(a) "What was good."
(b) "What was needed."
(c) "Her life."
(d) "Her husband."

5. Where did Ove's father work all his life?
(a) The library.
(b) The textile company.
(c) The rail company.
(d) The bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 34: “A Man Called Ove and a Boy in the House Next Door" that "if there was one single thing Ove and Rune agreed on, irrespective of how much they were feuding at the time, it was that whoever currently populated the neighbor’s house tended to be" what?

3. What does Ove give his overweight neighbor to eat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?

4. 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"?

5. What kind of car does Ove drive?

(see the answer key)

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