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Questions & Answers about ¿Qué lee el hombre?
Why does qué have an accent mark here?
All Spanish question words (like qué, quién, and dónde) always have an accent mark. This shows it's a question word and helps tell it apart from the exact same word used in regular statements (for example, the word que without an accent means "that").
Does the word qué change if the man is reading plural or feminine things?
Why are the words in the order lee el hombre instead of el hombre lee?
The English translation says "is reading". Doesn't lee just mean "reads"?
It means both! In Spanish, the simple present tense covers both concepts. Lee can mean "he reads" or "he is reading" (and even "does he read?"). You don't need a separate verb for "is" here; the context tells you it's happening right now.