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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who is the Blonde Weed?

(a)  

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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..."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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..."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6