2. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) "Money."
(b) "Lunch."
(c) "Death."
(d) "Sleep."

3. How old is Ove described as in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) 49.
(b) 69.
(c) 59.
(d) 62.

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

5. What did Ove respond when his future wife asked what he wanted to do with his life on their first date?
(a) To conduct trains.
(b) To build boats.
(c) To paint portraits.
(d) To build houses.

6. What food do the children of the new neighbors bring to Ove in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Roast beef and potatoes.
(b) Rice with saffron and chicken.
(c) Fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
(d) Pizza.

7. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?
(a) Almost 20 years.
(b) Almost 40 years.
(c) Almost 30 years.
(d) Almost ten years.

8. On what day of the week was Ove told that he was being forced into retirement?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

9. What component is Ove upset that the device he wants to buy does not have in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A keyboard.
(c) A joystick.
(d) A screen.

10. What color clasp is described in Ove's wife's hair when he first saw her in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

11. How cold is it when Ove walks to the train station in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) 20 degrees.
(b) 10 degrees.
(c) 30 degrees.
(d) 5 degrees.

12. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

13. How old is Jimmy said to be in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 25.
(d) 16.

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

15. What kind of computer does the salesman suggest Ove purchase in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A Dell desktop.
(b) A MacBook.
(c) A Kindle.
(d) An HP laptop.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?

3. What did the workers at the construction site give to Ove when he left his job in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?

4. What did Ove admit to lying to his future wife about on their first date?

5. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?

(see the answer keys)

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