MODIFIED "The Seventh Man" Selection Test
Authored by Valerie Bondora
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on the analysis of Haruki Murakami's short story "The Seventh Man," examining literary elements including theme, narrative structure, character development, and mood. The questions are designed for 9th-grade students who need to demonstrate sophisticated reading comprehension skills and the ability to analyze complex literary concepts. Students must identify and support thematic statements about survivor guilt and self-forgiveness, analyze the frame narrative structure, trace character development through textual evidence, and interpret figurative language and symbolism. The core concepts required include understanding how authors develop themes through character actions and dialogue, recognizing how narrative structure affects meaning, analyzing cause-and-effect relationships in plot development, and interpreting mood through descriptive language and imagery. Created by Valerie Bondora, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for evaluating students' mastery of literary analysis after completing a unit on contemporary short fiction or survivor narratives. The quiz functions effectively as a summative assessment following class discussions and close reading activities, allowing teachers to gauge whether students can independently identify themes, analyze narrative techniques, and support interpretations with textual evidence. It can also be used as homework to reinforce classroom learning or as a review activity before a larger unit test. The questions align with Common Core standards RL.9-10.1 (citing textual evidence to support analysis), RL.9-10.2 (determining themes and analyzing their development), RL.9-10.3 (analyzing how complex characters develop), and RL.9-10.4 (determining meanings of words and phrases, including figurative language).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 surviving survivor guilt.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following BEST describes the situation in the frame story of "The Seventh Man"?
The seventh man is speaking to fellow soldiers, all facing the dangers of war together.
The seventh man is addressing a group, but the reader does not know why.
After failing to save his childhood friend, the seventh man finally learns to forgive himself.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which TWO of the following details from the text support your answer to Question 1 regarding the THEME of the story?
"As I said before, though, overcome with fear, I abandoned him there and saved only myself" (41).
"And then I realized that the deep darkness inside me had vanished" (60).
"I might have been making a terrible mistake all those years. As he lay there in the tip of the wave, surely K. had not been looking at me with hatred or resentment" (53).
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the MOST IMPORTANT detail from the events following K.'s death?
He falls ill and has nightmares.
He moves to Nagano.
He starts attending a different school.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following details BEST explains the thought that made the seventh man feel responsible for K.'s death?
"I probably could have run over and dragged him out of the reach of the wave" (41).
"He might have been so absorbed in what it was he had found that my call made no impression on him" (28).
"I stood there, wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?" (33).
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements explains why the seventh man's view of the past begins to change?
Studying K.'s art, he remembers that K. was gentle and realizes that his last look was not one of hatred.
After his father dies, he returns home and realizes that he did not need to move to Nagano.
After his father dies, he realizes that it was the second wave, not the first, that killed K.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the MOST IMPORTANT discovery that the seventh man makes when he returns to his hometown?
He sees that the town remains the same as when he was a boy
He learns that his father has died of cancer.
He realizes that the dark shadow of K.'s death has left him.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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