WorksheetsThe Seventh Man Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which is the most likely reaction a person might have to a desperate situation?
a feeling of boredom
a desire to learn
a desire for sleep
a feeling of panic
Under which circumstance is a person most likely to be entranced?
when looking for a lost wallet
when watching a beautiful sunset
when hearing a window break in a storm
when saying goodbye to old friends
Based on your knowledge of the Latin suffix -tion, choose the best definition for the word elation.
to cause someone to be elated; to cause great joy
the state of being elated; a feeling of great joy
the state of not being elated; a feeling of great sadness
to cause someone not to be elated; to deprive of joy
The word evacuation is formed by adding the Latin suffix -tion to evacuate. Based on what you know about the suffix -tion, which answer best shows the meanings of evacuation and evacuate?
evacuate: “to empty out” / evacuation: “the act of emptying out"
evacuate: “the act of emptying out” / evacuation: “to empty out"
evacuate: “being empty” / evacuation: “the act of emptying out"
Which statement best summarizes what happens to the seventh man in the weeks following K.’s death?
He moves to Nagano.
He starts attending a different school.
He suffers illness and nightmares.
He spends hours studying K.’s artwork.
Which excerpt from “The Seventh Man” best explains why the seventh man feels responsible for K.’s death?
"I decided that K. might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that my call made no impression on him."
"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."
"I stood there, wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?"
In “The Seventh Man,” why does the seventh man’s view of the past begin to change?
After his father dies, he returns home and realizes that he did not need to move to Nagano.
Studying K.’s art, he remembers that K. was gentle and realizes that his last look was not one of hatred.
Studying K.’s art, he realizes that K. would not have minded dying in the wave.
After his father dies, he realizes that it was the second wave, not the first, that killed K.
In “The Seventh Man,” what is the most important discovery the seventh man makes when he returns to his hometown?
He learns that his father has died of cancer.
He realizes that the dark shadow of K’.s death has left him.
He discovers that K. was a gentle and artistic soul.
He sees that the town remains the same as when he was a boy.
Part A: What does the giant wave most clearly represent to the seventh man?
It represents nature, which is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.
It represents death, which causes hatred among people.
It represents fears, which keep people from doing what they should.
It represents art, which can capture the spirit of nature.
Part B: Which passage from the text most clearly supports the answer to Part A?
"In the tip of the [second] wave, as if enclosed in some kind of transparent capsule, floated K.’s body, reclining on its side. But that’s not all. K. was looking straight at me, smiling."
"But it was too late. A wave like a huge snake with its head held high, poised to strike, was racing toward the shore. I had never seen anything like it before."
"I knew that the wave was coming, and K. didn’t know. As clearly as I knew what I ought to be doing, I found myself running the other way. . . . What made me do this, I’m sure, was fear."
Part A: When the seventh man begins to tell his story, he introduces it in the paragraph below. What does this excerpt most clearly imply?
“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.”
He believes that he has succeeded in life despite not knowing what will happen to others.
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.
Part B: Which part of the excerpt most clearly supports the answer to Part A?
“It presented itself to me all of a sudden one day without warning."
“And it was devastating.”
“There is no way for me to tell . . . what it will be for each of you.”
“[I]t just happened to take the form of a gigantic wave.”
Which of the following best describes the situation in the frame story of “The Seventh Man”?
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.
The frame story is told in the third person, and the interior story is told in the first person.
In “The Seventh Man,” which of the following is the most important effect the writer achieves through the use of first person narration?
The pacing is more rapid because many story events are quickly summarized.
The seventh man’s experiences are presented in a fair, objective way.
The suspense increases because the reader does not know what the seventh man knows.
The seventh man’s feelings are vivid because he shares them himself.
