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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old is Lena described as when she appears in Chapter 20: “A Man Called Ove and an Intruder”?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

2. Where does Adrian run when Ove opens the door holding a rifle in Chapter 32: “A Man Called Ove Isn’t Running a Damned Hotel”?
(a) To the train station.
(b) To the toolshed.
(c) To Parvaneh's house.
(d) To Jimmy's house.

3. What does Ove discover has happened to the sign forbidding vehicular traffic in the residential area in Chapter 22: “A Man Called Ove and Someone in a Garage”?
(a) It has been taken away.
(b) It has bullet holes in it.
(c) It has been run over.
(d) It has been painted over.

4. Where did Ove marry his wife?
(a) A synogogue.
(b) A Catholic church.
(c) Ove's parents' house.
(d) Town Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What food did Sonja eat obsessively during her pregnancy?

2. What position has Tom been promoted to at the railway in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

3. What did the note say with the used tools that was left for Ove at his construction job in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

4. Who attended Ove's wedding?

5. What position did Rune have when the Residents' Association was established?

(see the answer key)

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