"The Seventh Man" Review

Which of the following statements represents a theme of "The Seventh Man"?

• If someone is a good friend, he/she will sacrifice him/herself for that friend.

• Fear should be avoided at all costs.

• Self-forgiveness is important for overcoming survivor guilt.

• Death is not something of which to be afraid.

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At the beginning of the story, the seventh man says:

"In my case, it was a wave...There is no way for me to tell, of course, what it will be for each of you. But in my case it just happened to take the form of a gigantic wave. It presented itself to me all of a sudden one day without warning. And it was devastating" (8).

What does the wave represent in the story?

• hate

• sadness

• fear

• risk

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To whom does the Seventh Man tell his story?

• a class of elementary school students

• his close friends

• the jury

• a group of strangers

From what point-of-view is the frame narrative in "The Seventh Man" told?

• Third person from the perspective of an unknown narrator

• First person from the perspective of an unknown narrator

• Third person from the Seventh Man's perspective

• First person from the Seventh Man's perspective

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Which of the following clues show readers that the author is shifting from a frame story to the interior story?

• change in point of view

• change in tense

• change in character's age

• all of the above

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When does the Seventh Man's story take place?

• In the past

• In the present

• In the future

• All of the above

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When a narrator recalls an event that occurred in the past, this is known as _.

• foreshadowing

• a flashback

• the climax

• the conflict

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What effect does the Seventh Man's first-person narration have on the story?

• His account of what happened to K. is objective.

• Readers don't know why the Seventh Man ran and left K. behind.

• The reader experiences the Seventh Man's profound fear and guilt.

• The reader feels sorry for K. and judges the Seventh Man for his actions.

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Which of the following BEST describes the mood change between the beginning of the story and the end as demonstrated by the following details?

"The small group that huddled in a circle could hear the wind tearing through the darkness outside, heading west" (2).

"Outside, the wind had fallen, and nothing stirred" (64).

• violent to tense

• ominous to peaceful

• meditative to profound

• angry to joyful

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What is the tragedy that forever changes the Seventh 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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