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WorksheetsThe Seventh Man
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
Which of the following is the main setting of The Seventh Man?
A small town in the mountains.
A small seaside town.
A small town in the city.
A small town in the country.
The seventh's man best friend is named
(a)
They found K's body.
True
False
The story is mostly told from the point of view of
The narrator
Haruki
Murakami
K
The seventh man
You know that "The Seventh Man" is a story within because
The story is only told in 1st person point of view.
It begins in 3rd person point of view, transitions to 1st person point of view, and it ends with 3rd person point of view.
The story begins in 1st person, transitions to 3rd person point of view, and ends in 1st person point of view.
The story is only told is 3rd person point of view.
Did the seventh man attend his own father's funeral?
Yes
No
How long did it take for the seventh man to return to his hometown?
55 years
10 years
40 years
50 years
There was never a funeral for K.
True
False
The seventh man suffered from survivor's guilt.
True
False
All of the following describe what happened to the seventh man as he began to recover except...
He stopped having terrible nightmares.
He wasn't afraid to go in the water anymore.
He went back to his hometown.
He got married.
Why is the story called "The Seventh Man?"
He is the 7th person to witness his friend die.
The seventh man is a nickname.
He is the 7th person to tell his story that night to the group.
The seventh man is probably telling his story to
his family members
his coworkers
his therapy group
“They tell us that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself; but I don’t believe that,” he said. Then, a moment later, he added: “Oh, the fear is there, all right. It comes to us in many different forms, at different times, and overwhelms us. But the most frightening thing we can do at such times is to turn our backs on it, to close our eyes. For then we take the most precious thing inside us and surrender it to something else. In my case, that something was the wave.”
Based on this paragraph, what fear did the seventh man overcome?
Witnessing K's death
The wave
Returning home
3 “It was the biggest wave I had ever seen in my life,” he said. “A strange wave. An absolute giant.”
4 He paused.
5 “It just barely missed me, but in my place it swallowed everything that mattered most to me and swept it off to another world. I took years to find it again and to recover from the experience—precious years that can never be replaced.”
Based on these paragraphs, what is the "it" that the seventh man is referring to?
death
fear
forgiveness
the wave
"He was a thin man, tall, with a moustache, and next to his right eye he had a short but deep-looking scar that could have been made by the stab of a small blade. Stiff, bristly patches of white marked his short hair."
This is a description of the seventh man
This is a description of the seventh's man father
This is a description of K's father.
This is a description of the a man in the therapy group.
"...frail, skinny little thing, with a pale complexion and a face almost pretty enough to be a girl’s. He had some kind of speech impediment, though, which might have made him seem retarded to anyone who didn’t know him."
This is a description of the seventh man's brother.
This is a descrption of the seventh man.
This is a description of K.
What is main story telling technique used in this story?
Fast-forward
Flashback
Foreshadow
When did the seventh man finally return to his hometown?
To sale the family home
To attend his father's funeral
After analyzing and studying K's pictures
Why does the seventh man have survivor's guilt?
He is war veteran.
He is a crash survivor.
He is a cancer survivor.
He witnessed a traumatic event.
The seventh man experienced all of these symptoms of survivor's guilt except..
obsessive thoughts about the event
flashbacks of the traumatic event
problems sleeping
thoughts of suicide
"A wave like a huge snake with its head held high, poised to strike, was racing towards the shore."
This is a metaphor.
This is a simile.
K's parents blamed the 7th man for K's death.
True
False
The seventh man tried to warn K about the wave.
True
False
How old was the seventh man when the traumatic event occurred?
10
9
55
16
All of the following could be themes found in the "The Seventh Man except..."
Overcoming fears
Forgiveness
Blaming others for your actions
Survival
