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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ove intending to do with the hook in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) He intends to hang a plant from the hook.
(b) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang himself from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang a chandelier from the hook.

2. 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”?
(a) Stealing from the cash box in a carriage.
(b) Causing the train to wreck by sabotaging the tracks.
(c) Attacking a train customer while on duty.
(d) Attempted murder.

3. How is the first car that Ove bougtht for himself described in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?
(a) A blue Saab 93.
(b) A red Saab 95.
(c) A green Saab 97.
(d) A blue Volvo 200.

4. At what time in the morning does the narrator say that "Ove and the cat met for the first time" in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) 8:23 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5:55 a.m.
(d) 7:15 a.m.

5. 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”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 7:30 p.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rune's wife?

2. What does Ove do to the clown in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

3. How many children is Tom said to have in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove”?

4. What was Ove's future wife studying to become when she met Ove?

5. In the opening of Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator” the narrator states, "They say the brain functions quicker while it's" what?

(see the answer key)

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