Chapters 1-3, 4-6, 7-9

Reading Check

1. His neighborhood (gate, guest parking, trash sorting, etc.) (Chapter 2)

2. A forest (Chapter 4)

3. At the railway yard (Chapter 5)

4. Holding hands (Chapter 7)

5. Saab (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. The clerk is flustered and doesn't seem able to help a grumpy customer who knows so little about technology. (Chapter 1)

2. He doesn't trust food from unknown sources, but he also doesn't believe in wasting food. (Chapter 3)

3. He dislikes the neighbor woman who owns the dog. (Chapter 6)

4. Ove's refusal resulted in his getting a job transfer. If he hadn't become a night cleaner on the train, he would never have met his future wife. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 10-12, 13-15

Reading Check

1. Houses (Chapter 10)

2. Loss of his job (Chapter 11)

3. Ove (Chapter 12)

4. Take her out to dinner (Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. He believes that his wife will be upset with him if something bad happens to the cat. (Chapter 11)

2. Patrick falls off a ladder and breaks his arm and leg.