A Man Called Ove

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What figure of speech is used in describing cats "as big as mopeds"?

A) Personification

B) Metaphor

C) Onomatopoeia

D) Simile

2. What skills does Ove mourn the loss of in too many people?

A) Changing oil and repairing transmissions

B) Hunting and fishing

C) Brewing coffee and writing with pens

D) Installing plumbing and electrical systems

3. What literary device is used in "the cat rolls its eyes"?

A) Personification

B) Hyperbole

C) Irony

D) Metaphor

4. What prize possession does Ove have from his father?

A) Old brown suit

B) Battered prayer book

C) Lucky hat

D) Dented watch

5. After his father's death, who was the most positive role model in Ove's life?

A) His coworker Tom

B) The rail director

C) The ticket clerk

D) His friend Rune

6. Why did Ove stop going to church after his father died?

A) He only went to please his father.

B) He stopped believing in God.

C) He thought God was a swine.

D) He had an argument with the minister.

7. What was the "bloody war" that kept Ove from keeping his suicide plans?

A) The struggle to keep the white shirts from taking Rune

B) The battle for leadership of the Residents’ Association

C) The fight to enforce the driving restrictions in the neighborhood

D) The feud with the Weed over her dog peeing on his lawn

8. Why is Rune's car purchase the final blow to their friendship?