Discussion

Read and discuss, “This Tattoo Artist Helps People with Scars Love Their Body Again”

Instructions

Read the following article about a tattoo artist who is doing very special work:

https://www.rd.com/article/tattoo-artist-scars/Links to an external site.

Then answer the following questions.

Question 12 pts

Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?

Group of answer choices

Tattoo artist Eric Catalano uses his skills to provide reconstructive, realistic tattoos to people with scars.

Tattoo artist Eric Catalano has found a way to ink tattoos onto people’s fingernails.

Tattoos are very popular.

Tattoos are becoming more acceptable in the workplace.

Flag question: Question 2

Question 21 pts

Where is the Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio located?

Group of answer choices

Hecker, Illinois

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

New York, New York

It is a chain with locations all over the world.

Flag question: Question 3

Question 32 pts

“The viral photo pushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with life-
altering scars come from as far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online.”

Using only context clues, choose the best definition for the word “paramedical.”

(Do not google the definition!)

Group of answer choices

related to the medical field, but not carried out by a physician

related to ghosts and the supernatural

medicine that can only be practiced by a tattoo artist

not at all related to the medical field

Flag question: Question 4

Question 42 pts

What type of specific details did the writer use as evidence for the main idea?

Group of answer choices

specific examples of tattoos for scar victims, such as the tattoo on a woman’s lip to camouflage a scar from a dog bite

an in-depth explanation of the term “paramedical” provided by a scientific journal

background about where Catalano learned to tattoo

stories of other tattoo artists who also perform cosmetic and reconstructive tattoos

Flag question: Question 5

Question 52 pts

Based on the examples given in the article, which of the following tattoos would Catalano be most likely to give someone?

Group of answer choices

tattoo eyebrows for someone whose face was badly burned

a tattoo of an American flag to commemorate the patriotism of a veteran

the name of a loved one who passed away

a permanent wedding band on a husband’s ring finger

Flag question: Question 6

Question 61 pts

How much does Catalano charge for reconstructive tattoos?

Group of answer choices

Nothing; a GoFundMe page raised enough money that he can donate his services

$100

$20 per hour

$1,000