9 - Finals Review: Seventh Man

What major event does the narrator describe from his childhood?

• The loss of his home in a typhoon

• A storm that separated him from his parents

• His friend being taken by a wave during a storm

• A strange dream he had during a typhoon

What causes the narrator to feel lifelong guilt?

• He failed to call for help when his friend was drowning

• He ran away instead of warning or rescuing his friend

• He told his friend to go swimming in the storm

• He encouraged his friend to chase something into the ocean

What finally helps the narrator begin to heal from his trauma?

• Speaking to K.’s family

• Moving far away from the ocean

• Returning to the beach and facing his memory

• Forgetting the event entirely over time

What role does the frame narrative play in the story’s structure?

• It shows how the narrator’s trauma affected K.'s family

• It connects the narrator’s story to his professional life

• It allows the narrator to reflect and share his story with others

• It reveals the events in chronological order

What literary device is used when the narrator describes K. smiling at him from inside the wave?

• Flashback

• Personification

• Surreal imagery

• Hyperbole

Which theme is most strongly developed in the narrator’s memory of K.?

• Friendship helps us survive difficult times

• Fear can shape our lives if left unexamined

• Death is the ultimate mystery

• Nature is beautiful and mysterious

What does the wave most likely symbolize in the story?

• The unpredictability of friendship

• The power of regret

• A supernatural force

• The destructive force of fear and nature

Why does the narrator describe K.’s expression in the wave as strange or unsettling?

• He believes K. was trying to blame him

• It represents the moment his memory froze in fear

• K. had always smiled like that

• He doesn’t recognize K. at first

Why is first-person point of view effective in this story?

• It shows a balanced view of the community’s reaction

• It helps the reader feel close to the narrator’s inner conflict

• It makes the story feel like a fairy tale

• It allows for multiple characters’ perspectives

How does Murakami’s style contribute to the overall tone?

• He uses short sentences and repetition for humor

• He uses casual language to make the story feel realistic

• He uses descriptive and haunting imagery to build a somber, reflective tone

• He avoids emotional description to make the reader uncomfortable