The Seventh Man Quiz

In “The Seventh Man,” which statement best summarizes what happens in the weeks following K.’s death?

• He falls ill and has nightmares.

• He starts attending a different school.

• He spends hours studying K.’s artwork.

• He moves to Nagano.

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

• Or possibly I had not yelled as loudly as I had thought. I do recall that my voice sounded strange to me...

• I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother.

• He might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that my call made no impression on him.

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

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

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

• Studying K.’s art, he realizes that K. was gentle and did not mind dying in the wave.

• 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.

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Which is the most likely reaction a person might have to a desperate situation?

• a desire for sleep

• a feeling of panic

• a feeling of boredom

• a desire to learn

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How many years was the narrator away from his home?

• 25 years

• 30 years

• 40 years

• 50 years

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Why didn't the seventh man get married?

• He didn't want the responsibility of caring for someone else again.

• He could never find anybody to understand his pain.

• He didn't want children

• He didn't want to wake his wife with his screams because of his nightmares

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When the narrator begins to tell his story, he introduces it in this way:

“In my case, it was a wave,” he said. “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.”

What does the narrator’s comment most clearly imply? To help you choose your answer, consider the events of the story.

• He believes that he has succeeded despite not knowing what will happen to others.

• He believes that in life, every individual must confront fear in some form or another.

• He believes that his life was changed by a disaster in a way that others cannot understand.

• He believes that in life, everyone will face the risk of a giant wave caused by a storm.

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In which circumstances is a person most likely to be entranced?

• when watching a beautiful sunset

• when looking for a lost wallet

• when saying goodbye to good friends

• when hearing a window break in a storm

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How many years older was the narrator’s brother than him?

• 5 years older

• 3 years older

• 6 years older

• 10 years older

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How does the seventh man describes K?

• as a quiet, shy kid

• as an unintelligible, yet caring boy

• as a sweet, pure-hearted boy

• as a smart, creative boy

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