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The Tattoo - Prologue/Chapter 1: Groundbook

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of "The Tattoo"?

a)

California Joe

b)

Chris McKinney

c)

JK. Rowling

d)

Stephen King

2.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Ken's Mother

b)

Cal

c)

Ken

d)

Koa

3.

Who is the protagonist of the story?

a)

Cal

b)

Koa

c)

Ken

d)

Ken's Dad

4.

The characters in this story are in what prision?

a)

Super Max

b)

Arizona State Prison

c)

Halawa Prison

d)

OCCC

5.

Cal is hated in Halawa because...

a)

He talks too much.

b)

He is haole.

c)

He got out of special holdings.

d)

He steals everyone's food.

6.

The tattoo on Ken's hand says...

a)

Swastika

b)

Syndicate

c)

East Side

d)

SYN

7.

Ken's real name is...

a)

Kendal

b)

Kawika

c)

Kenji

d)

David

8.

Ken was born by C-Section but imagines he is...

a)

born by falling into the ocean.

b)

born by cutting out of his mother's womb with a katana

c)

born by fighting his way out of the womb.

d)

born by falling out of the sky.

9.

Ken's father makes him touch...

a)

an alligator.

b)

a shark.

c)

a jelly fish.

d)

a deer.

10.

Ken hates hospitals because...

a)

dignity dies there.

b)

he is afraid of germs.

c)

he has never been to a hospital

d)

the food is terrible.

11.

Ken learned to replace fear with...

a)

love.

b)

bravery.

c)

hate.

d)

violence.

12.

When Ken visited his mom in the hospital, he looked at...

a)

her because it was the last time he would ever see her.

b)

the vase because he blamed her for dying

c)

the wildlife outside to make himself feel better

d)

his father for comfort

13.

How old was Ken when his mother died?

a)

6 years old

b)

16 years old

c)

4 years old

d)

The book does not specify

14.

Ken's mother left him with...

a)

a sword and a lot of books.

b)

a lot of love and appreciation for life.

c)

a mean father and a lot of books.

d)

nothing.

15.

Ken's grandfather thinks what history is best?

a)

American history because he fought for America in the 442nd.

b)

Japanese history because it took power 50 years after the bombing.

c)

Both American and Japanese History because he identifies with both.

16.

Ken's father wanted him to speak...

a)

Pidgin, like his father and friends.

b)

Japanese, like his ancestors

c)

Standard English, like his mom.

d)

Pidgin, Japanese, and Standard English.

17.

When Ken's father drank, who made his drinks

a)

No one, his father made his own drinks.

b)

His son, Ken.

c)

Ken's grandfather.

d)

The local bartender.

18.

Ken's grandfather came to Hawaii during...

a)

He never came to Hawaii.

b)

The book is unclear about when he arrived in Hawaii

c)

The Menji Restoration

d)

A vacation.

19.

After hearing Ken's story, who also says they too was a "student of hate"?

a)

Ken's Dad.

b)

Nu'u.

c)

Cal.

d)

Tavares.

20.

The songs at the beginning of each chapter is a type of _______________________.

a)

Foreshadowing.

b)

Simile / Metaphor.

c)

Imagery.

d)

Irony.