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

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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.

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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 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

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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.

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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.

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Which of the following is a key difference between the frame story and the story within the frame story in “The Seventh Man”?

• The frame story is told in the third person, and the interior story is told in

  the first person

• The frame story is told in the first person, and the interior story is told in

  the third person.

• The frame story is set in the past, and the interior story is set in the

  present.

• The frame story is set in a future world, and the interior story is set in the

  present.

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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

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When the seventh man 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 this excerpt most clearly imply? To help you choose your answer, consider the events of the story

• 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 he has succeeded despite not knowing what will happen to others

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

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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.

• 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. was gentle and did not mind dying in the wave.

• After his father dies, he realizes that it was the second wave, not the first, that killed K.

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In “The Seventh Man,” what is the most important discovery that the seventh man makes when he returns to his hometown?

• He realizes that K. was a gentle and artistic soul.

• He learns that his father has died of cancer.

• He sees that the town remains the same as when he was a boy.

• He realizes that the dark shadow of K.’s death has left him.

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