Introduction
The storm
Aftermath
Conclusion
Vocab/Word Study
100

What is the name of the seventh man's best friend?

K

100
What did the seventh man's father say when he asked if it was okay for him to go outside?
"As long as you don't go far, but as soon as the wind begins to pick up even a little bit, hurry back home right away."
100

Why was it important that the author used first-person narration for the majority of the story?

The seventh man's feelings were more vivid for readers because he shared them himself.

100
What did the seventh man decide that he needed to do after studying the paintings K made for him?
Go back to that town immediatly
100

If a person is DESPERATE for something, is their situation good or bad?

Bad. They're panicking.

200

Where did most of the story take place?

A seaside town in Japan

200

Why didn't the seventh man rescue K from the wave?

He was too overwhelmed in fear

200
What appeared in the seventh man's dreams after the tragic accident?
He is swimming in the water and K pulls him under, seeing a huge grin on his face
200

What changed after the seventh man left the beach?

He didn't feel the guilt he's carried with him for 40 years, and he didn't have any bad dreams again.

200

What does the word ENTRANCED mean?

Filled with wonder and delight, holding someone's entire attention

300

At the time of the typhoon, how old was the seventh man?

10 years old

300
What did the seventh man see in the wave as it hung above him?
He saw the shape of K
300
What did the seventh man avoid most of his life?
The sea, pools, rivers, etc
300

Back in the present day frame story, what did the seventh man tell to those gathered around him?

He told them they must face their fears, not hide from them.

300

If EVACUATE (verb) means "to empty out," what should we add to the end to make it a noun?

-ion EVACUATION = THE ACT OF EMPTYING OUT

400

What was K extraordinarily good at?

Art - drawing and painting seascapes

400

What does the giant wave represent to the seventh man?

It represents his fear that kept him from doing what he should have done.

400
Why did the seventh man never marry?
He didn't want to be continually waking up whoever was sleeping next to him with his yelling from nightmares of K.
400

The narrator says if we "turn our backs on" fear, "we take the most precious thing inside us and surrender it to something else."

What does he mean by this statement?

If we avoid our fear, we give the fear power over ourselves and lose our freedom.

400

When we're looking for an INFINITIVE, what combination of words are we looking for?

"TO" + VERB
500

How did the seventh man treat K growing up?

He protected K
500

Why did the seventh man feel responsible for K's death?

He thought he could have run over to K and save him

500
At the end of the year following the death of K, what did the seventh man request for himself?
To leave town and move somewhere else immediatly
500

What's the main difference between the frame story (outside) and the interior story (inside)?

The frame story is set in the present, and the interior story is set in the past.

500

Identify the INFINITIVE in the sentence:

My brother ate too much candy yesterday, and my mom had to drive him to the hospital.

To drive

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