1. What kind of device does Ove want to buy at the computer store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A Kindle.
(b) A Nintendo.
(c) An IPad.
(d) A laptop.

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 toolshed.
(b) To Parvaneh's house.
(c) To the train station.
(d) To Jimmy's house.

3. What does Ove spread over his floor in the beginning of Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) A stack of newspapers.
(b) Lacquer.
(c) An Oriental rug.
(d) A sheet of plastic.

4. What does Ove say is "the only thing that people care about nowadays" before storming out of the store in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) "Sleep."
(b) "Death."
(c) "Money."
(d) "Lunch."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the man in the white shirt that they have all of his bank statements from the past seven years in Chapter 35: “A Man Called Ove and Social Incompetence”?

2. What kind of car does Ove encounter driving in his neighborhood in Chapter 15: “A Man Called Ove and a Delayed Train”?

3. What month was it when Ove's mother died?

4. What kind of car does Parvaneh almost hit when she begins her driving lesson in Chapter 27: “A Man Called Ove and a Driving Lesson”?

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

(see the answer key)

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