A Man Called Ove Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Fredrik Backman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 150 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Man Called Ove Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Fredrik Backman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 150 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of truck did Ove's wife's father drive?
(a) A Skoda.
(b) A Scania.
(c) A Saab.
(d) A Volvo.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough” that "Ove was a man entirely filled with" what?
(a) "Tangible things."
(b) "Past regrets."
(c) "Daydreams."
(d) "Abstract thoughts."

3. How old is Ove described as in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) 62.
(b) 59.
(c) 69.
(d) 49.

4. What did Tom steal from Ove while he was in the showers in Chapter 12: “A Man who was Ove and One Day He Had Enough”?
(a) Ove's mother's locket.
(b) Ove's father's watch.
(c) Ove's overcoat.
(d) Ove's shoes.

5. What do Ove's neighbors bring to him in Chapter 7: “A Man Called Ove Drills a Hole for a Hook”?
(a) A cake.
(b) A plate of rice.
(c) A box of cookies.
(d) A box of takeout.

6. 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) Pizza.
(d) Roast beef and potatoes.

7. 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”?
(a) An apple pie.
(b) A plate of cookies.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A set of car keys.

8. 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) One year ago.
(b) Four months ago.
(c) Two months ago.
(d) Six months ago.

9. What is the name of the younger child who brings Ove food in Chapter 3: “A Man Called Ove Reverses With A Trailer”?
(a) Anita.
(b) Sonja.
(c) Parvaneh.
(d) Nasanin.

10. What did Ove use to repair the work truck during a downpour, according to the narrator in Chapter 8: “A Man who was Ove and a Pair of His Father’s Old Footprints”?
(a) Duct tape and electrical tape.
(b) A screwdriver and half a roll of gauze tape.
(c) A muslin cloth and a pair of scissors.
(d) A hammer and a ratchet.

11. What component is Ove upset that the device he wants to buy does not have in Chapter 1: “A Man Called Ove Buys A Computer That Is Not A Computer”?
(a) A joystick.
(b) A keyboard.
(c) A screen.
(d) A mouse.

12. In what narrative tense is Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection” related?
(a) Past tense and present tense.
(b) Both present and future tenses.
(c) Future tense.
(d) Present tense.

13. Who is Ove's overweight neighbor that attempts to help warm the cat in Chapter 17: “A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift”?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Anders.

14. Of Ove's wife, the narrator says in Chapter 5: “A Man Called Ove,” "The only thing he had ever loved until he saw her was" what?
(a) "Numbers."
(b) "Music."
(c) "Trains."
(d) "Books."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ove's wife?

2. Where did Ove's father work all his life?

3. How old is Anders said to be in Chapter 2: “(Three Weeks Earlier) A Man Called Ove Makes His Neighborhood Inspection”?

4. What kind of car does Ove drive?

5. 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”?

(see the answer keys)

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