A Man Called Ove: Chapters 1 -10

How does Ove check the condition of things on his inspection?

(a)  

• with a good kick
• by testing everything five times
• from a distance
• by complaining about everything

Who is the Blonde Weed?

(a)  

• Rune's wife
• A new neighbour
• Anders' girlfriend
• a work colleague

What did young Ove do when he found a wallet?

• He hid it away for a rainy day

• He handed it in as he knew his father would do the same

• He lost it to a bully

• He gave it to Sonja

Why does Ove want to kill himself?

• He lost his job and can't afford to keep going

• His wife has just died

• He feels he has no purpose in life; he is useless

• He is a psychopath

Why did Ove quit school at age sixteen?

• He was more practical than academic

• His father died and he had to earn his own way in life

• He got an internship at the factory

• He hated school

Ove believes different types of cars reflect the values of the driver. What does the Saab represent to Ove?

• Loyalty to traditional ethics and customs

• Swedish patriotism

• Loyalty to his father and to what his father taught him

• An affordable family car

Who says this?

"Men are what they are because of what they do. Not what they say."

(a)  

• Parvaneh
• The director at the factory
• the priest at the funeral
• Ove

Who is being described here?

"Her laughter catches him on the back foot. As if it's carbonated and someone has poured it too fast..."

Who is being described here?

"His emaciated bum-fluff face is covered in blackheads and his hair looks as if someone saved him from drowning in a barrel..."

Who is being described here?

" (a)   the only man he knows who could attack a bowl of crisps from all directions at once,"

• Jimmy
• Rune
• Anders
• Ove