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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 red Saab 95.
(b) A blue Saab 93.
(c) A green Saab 97.
(d) A blue Volvo 200.

2. How long ago was the funeral for Ove's wife, according to the narrator in Chapter 6: “A Man Called Ove and a Bicycle that Should Have Been Left where Bicycles are Left”?
(a) Four months ago.
(b) Six months ago.
(c) Two months ago.
(d) One year ago.

3. What is the Blond Weed's dog's name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Buffy.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Prince.

4. How old is Anders said to be in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

5. 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 chandelier from the hook.
(c) He intends to hang himself from the hook.
(d) He intends to hang a sign from the hook.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the children who bring Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?

2. What did Ove's elderly neighbor leave for him on his front porch after Ove painted his fence in Chapter 10: “A Man who was Ove and a House that Ove Built”?

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

4. 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”?

5. What is the children's book about that Ove attempts to read to Parveneh's children in Chapter 13: “A Man Called Ove and a Clown Called Beppo”?

(see the answer key)

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