The Seventh Man

How is Haruki Murakami different from most Japanese writers?

• Known for unique and whimsical works that break away from typical Japanese forms
• Known for realistic tales that discuss classic Japanese ideals

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How does the narrator get dubbed the seventh man?

• He is the seventh person in an all male Japanese music group
• He is the seventh person in a support group meeting 
• He is the seventh person to tell his story in story time
• He is the seventh person to have tragedy strike from the wave

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What is the tragedy that forever changed this man's life?

• His childhood home is destroyed by a typhoon and he loses his family
• He gets caught in a wave and gets extremely sick
• He moves away from home and becomes depressed
• His childhood friend is swept away by a wave 

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K had a special talent for

• painting
• music
• building
• swimming

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Why were the boys out on the beach during a storm?

• The storm was over
• They wanted to play in the rain
• They were trying to catch the dog who ran away
• It was the eye of the storm

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What was the narrator's reaction to the first wave coming in suddenly?

• Ran away shouting for K to follow him
• Ran away and didn't look back
• Tried to pull K out of the way
• Stood there frozen and waiting

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The wave swallowing K is an example of

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Science Fiction

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How did the narrator react to the second wave?

• Stood frozen and let it take him too
• Stood frozen and saw his friend inside the wave
• Ran back to the house crying
• Dove into the wave to save his friend

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Why does the narrator feel so much guilt about what happened on the shore?

• He felt like he could have saved K
• He felt like he should have joined K
• He felt like it should have been him instead of K
• He felt like it was his fault for going to the beach

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How does the seventh man try to get rid of his memories and nightmares of K's death?

• He gets drunk and tries to forget
• He holds a ceremony for him
• He throws away all K's pictures
• He moves away from the beach 

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