A Man Called Ove: Chapters 1 -10

1.

Drag and Drop

45 sec

1 pt

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

2.

Drag and Drop

45 sec

1 pt

Who is the Blonde Weed?

(a)

Rune's wife

A new neighbour

Anders' girlfriend

a work colleague

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

6.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

7.

Drag and Drop

45 sec

1 pt

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

8.

Fill in the Blank

45 sec

1 pt

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..."

9.

Fill in the Blank

45 sec

1 pt

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..."

10.

Dropdown

45 sec

1 pt

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

11.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

How does Ove dress before he tries to hang himself?

in his working overalls, a symbol of his identity

in black, so it will not have to be cleaned

in his best suit that his wife said he looked handsome in

in casual clothes in case he is disturbed

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What does Patrick notice about Ove's floor that angers Ove?

that it is not very clean - as if his wife was not house-proud

that there are tyre marks from his wife's wheelchair

that it is covered with plastic like a murder scene

that it is made of expensive wooden parquet tiling

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was Ove's best subject at school?

Science

Literature

Carpentry

Mathematics

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Why are Rune and Ove not on speaking terms?

Rune is ill

Rune took over as head of the Residents' Association

Rune does not drive a Saab

Ove does not speak to any of his neighbours if he can avoid it

15.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Ove saves his neighbour's grandchild from being burnt to death in a house fire. This shows two things...

he is brave and strong

he foolishly rushes into dangerous situations without thinking

he prioritises another life over protecting his own house

the white shirts set the fire deliberately to trap him

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Why does Ove say this?

"Yeah, yeah, this crappy day is already ruined anyway."

He agrees to look after the cat because the dog was barking loudly at it.

He offers to help Patrick to park his car because he has been disturbed enough.

He brushes away Anita's thanks because he had intended to kill himself on this day.

He agrees to pay more for the flowers because the rain has ruined the old ones.

17.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Why does the director refuse to believe that Ove is a thief?

because Tom is a known bully and liar

because Ove has always done the right thing since childhood

because there is no evidence that he has spent any extra money on himself

because he liked Ove's father and respected him

18.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who said this and what does it show?

"Are you always this unfriendly?"

Tom - he is trying to get Ove on his side

Patrick - he values good manners

Parvaneh - she is equally direct as Ove

Anders - he wants everyone to like him

19.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who is being described?

"...like an inebriated panda on heels as long as box spanners, with clown paint all over..."

Parvaneh

Anita

Tom's girlfriend

Anders' girlfriend

20.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Where is Parvaneh from?

Arabia

Iran

Indonesia

Malaysia

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