View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Ove planned to kill himself in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?
(a) By hanging himself at home.
(b) By inhaling fumes from his car exhaust.
(c) By jumping in front of a train.
(d) By shooting himself.

2. 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 houses.
(c) To paint portraits.
(d) To build boats.

3. What month was it when Ove's mother died?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) March.
(d) April.

4. Where does the narrator say Ove slept in the nights after his house burned in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) In his car.
(b) His neighbor's house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) His parents' house.

5. 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”?
(a) 5,000 kroner.
(b) A toolbox with tools.
(c) A bag of food.
(d) A suit and coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is left on Ove's wife's prepaid credit card in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

2. What is Jimmy wearing when he encounters Ove in the beginning of Chapter 33: “A Man Called Ove and an Inspection Tour That Is Not the Usual”?

3. On what day of the week was Ove told that he was being forced into retirement?

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

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 309 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample