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The Seventh Man

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is the main setting of The Seventh Man?

a)

A small town in the mountains.

b)

A small seaside town.

c)

A small town in the city.

d)

A small town in the country.

2.

The seventh's man best friend is named

(a)  

3.

They found K's body.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The story is mostly told from the point of view of

a)

The narrator

b)

Haruki

Murakami

c)

K

d)

The seventh man

5.

You know that "The Seventh Man" is a story within because

a)

The story is only told in 1st person point of view.

b)

It begins in 3rd person point of view, transitions to 1st person point of view, and it ends with 3rd person point of view.

c)

The story begins in 1st person, transitions to 3rd person point of view, and ends in 1st person point of view.

d)

The story is only told is 3rd person point of view.

6.

Did the seventh man attend his own father's funeral?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

How long did it take for the seventh man to return to his hometown?

a)

55 years

b)

10 years

c)

40 years

d)

50 years

8.

There was never a funeral for K.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The seventh man suffered from survivor's guilt.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

All of the following describe what happened to the seventh man as he began to recover except...

a)

He stopped having terrible nightmares.

b)

He wasn't afraid to go in the water anymore.

c)

He went back to his hometown.

d)

He got married.

11.

Why is the story called "The Seventh Man?"

a)

He is the 7th person to witness his friend die.

b)

The seventh man is a nickname.

c)

He is the 7th person to tell his story that night to the group.

12.

The seventh man is probably telling his story to

a)

his family members

b)

his coworkers

c)

his therapy group

13.

 “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?

a)

Witnessing K's death

b)

The wave

c)

Returning home

14.

 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?

a)

death

b)

fear

c)

forgiveness

d)

the wave

15.

"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."

a)

This is a description of the seventh man

b)

This is a description of the seventh's man father

c)

This is a description of K's father.

d)

This is a description of the a man in the therapy group.

16.

"...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."

a)

This is a description of the seventh man's brother.

b)

This is a descrption of the seventh man.

c)

This is a description of K.

17.

What is main story telling technique used in this story?

a)

Fast-forward

b)

Flashback

c)

Foreshadow

18.

When did the seventh man finally return to his hometown?

a)

To sale the family home

b)

To attend his father's funeral

c)

After analyzing and studying K's pictures

19.

Why does the seventh man have survivor's guilt?

a)

He is war veteran.

b)

He is a crash survivor.

c)

He is a cancer survivor.

d)

He witnessed a traumatic event.

20.

The seventh man experienced all of these symptoms of survivor's guilt except..

a)

obsessive thoughts about the event

b)

flashbacks of the traumatic event

c)

problems sleeping

d)

thoughts of suicide

21.

"A wave like a huge snake with its head held high, poised to strike, was racing towards the shore."

a)

This is a metaphor.

b)

This is a simile.

22.

K's parents blamed the 7th man for K's death.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The seventh man tried to warn K about the wave.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How old was the seventh man when the traumatic event occurred?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

55

d)

16

25.

All of the following could be themes found in the "The Seventh Man except..."

a)

Overcoming fears

b)

Forgiveness

c)

Blaming others for your actions

d)

Survival