The Seventh Man

In “The Seventh Man,” which statement best summarizes what happens in the

weeks following K.’s death?

• He falls ill and has nightmares.

• He moves to Nagano

• He starts attending a different school.

• He spends hours studying K.’s artwork

Why did the seventh man and K decide to go to the beach in the midst of the typhoon?

• K's dog was lost

• The wind has ceased and it was still and calm

• They wanted to swim in the beach

• K forgot an object at the beach

Which excerpt from “The Seventh Man” best explains why the seventh man

feels responsible for K.’s death?

• He might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that my

  call made no impression on him.

• I stood there, wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?

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

  brother.

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

  wave.

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

• a feeling of boredom

• desire for sleep

• A feeling of panic

• a desire to learn

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

• Studying K.’s art, he realizes that K. would not have minded dying in the

  wave.

• Ater his father dies, he realizes that it was the second wave, not the first,

  that killed K

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

• When watching a beautiful sunset

• when hearing a window break in a storm

• when looking for a lost wallet

• when saying goodbye to old friends

If a person experiences profound sorrow, which of the following must be true?

• The person’s feeling of sorrow will last briefly.

• The person’s feeling of sorrow is deep and intense.

• The person appears to feel sorrow but does not really

• The person thinks long and hard about his or her feelings

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

• It represents death, which causes hatred among people

• It represents art, which can capture the spirit of nature

• IT represents our fears, which keep us from doing what we should

• It represents nature, which is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.

Part B Which passage from the text most clearly supports the answer to

Part A?

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• Most of [K.’s pictures] were landscapes, pictures of the familiar stretch of

  ocean and sand beach and pine woods and the town, and all done with

  that special clarity and coloration I knew so well from K.’s hand.

Which of the following best describes the situation in the frame story (THE FIRST SETTING) 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 a devastating loss, the seventh man finally makes peace with his

  past

• after failing to save his childhood friend, the seventh man finally learns

  to forgive himself.