2. What month is it when the narrative shifts to Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) March.

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

4. What is Ove planning to install in his ceiling in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?
(a) A chandelier.
(b) A hook.
(c) A hanging vase.
(d) A new lamp.

5. 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) Two months ago.
(c) One year ago.
(d) Six months ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the shoes that was Ove's wife was wearing when he first saw her described in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?

2. For how long does the narrator say Ove and Rune had known one another in Chapter 9: “A Man Called Ove Bleeds a Radiator”?

3. What kind of car did Rune buy after owning a Volvo?

4. At what time does Ove awaken every day?

5. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?

(see the answer key)

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