The Seventh Man Review

Front

Most likely reaction to a desperate situation?
a feeling of boredom,
a desire to learn,
a desire for sleep,
a feeling of panic

Back

a feeling of panic

Front

Under which circumstance is a person most likely to be entranced?

• when looking for a lost wallet
• when watching a beautiful sunset
• when hearing a window break in a storm
• when saying goodbye to old friends

Back

when watching a beautiful sunset

Front

elation

Back

the state of being elated; a feeling of great joy

Front

The word evacuation is formed by adding the Latin suffix -tion to evacuate. Based on what you know about the suffix -tion, which answer best shows the meanings of evacuation and evacuate?

Back

evacuate: “to empty out” / evacuation: “the act of emptying out"

Front

What happens to the seventh man in the weeks following K.’s death?

Back

He suffers illness and nightmares.

Front

Which excerpt from “The Seventh Man” best explains why the seventh man feels responsible for K.’s death?

Back

"I probably could have run over and dragged him out of the reach of the wave."

Front

In “The Seventh Man,” why does the seventh man’s view of the past begin to change?

Back

Studying K.’s art, he remembers that K. was gentle and realizes that his last look was not one of hatred.

Front

In “The Seventh Man,” what is the most important discovery the seventh man makes when he returns to his hometown?

Back

He realizes that the dark shadow of K’.s death has left him.

Front

What does the giant wave most clearly represent to the seventh man?

Back

It represents fears, which keep people from doing what they should.

Front

Which passage from the text most clearly supports the answer to Part A? Options:
"In the tip of the [second] wave, as if enclosed in some kind of transparent capsule, floated K.’s body, reclining on its side. But that’s not all. K. was looking straight at me, smiling.",
"But it was too late. A wave like a huge snake with its head held high, poised to strike, was racing toward the shore. I had never seen anything like it before.",
"I knew that the wave was coming, and K. didn’t know. As clearly as I knew what I ought to be doing, I found myself running the other way. . . . What made me do this, I’m sure, was fear."

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"I knew that the wave was coming, and K. didn’t know. As clearly as I knew what I ought to be doing, I found myself running the other way. . . . What made me do this, I’m sure, was fear."