The Seventh Man

How does the cultural context of Japan influence the story's setting?

• It emphasizes individualism over community.

• It highlights the importance of nature and its power.

• It disregards traditional values.

• It promotes urban life over rural existence.

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Who is the author of "The Seventh Man"?

• Doris Lessing

• Richard Wilbur

• Haruki Murakami

• Shankar Vandantam

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What are the names of the two main characters of "The Seventh Man"?

• The Seventh Man and K.

• The Seventh Man and J.

• Stephen and King

• Choji and K.

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As a result of what happens to his friend in childhood, the narrator

• is traumatized, avoiding his hometown and bodies of water for decades.

• becomes a professional chef to "cook through his pain."

• goes to prison for his involvement.

• seeks therapy and lives a normal, well-adjusted life

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Which of the following best fits the setting of "The Seventh Man," as described by the author?

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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,” 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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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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