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“First Crossing” – Questions

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What city and country is Marco from? What country is he moving to?

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2. Describe Tijuana.

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3. How do Marco and his father look alike? How do they look different?

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4. Why did Marco’s father leave Mexico?

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5. How do Marco and his father find the coyote in Tijuana?

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6. What happens the first time that Marco and his father try to cross the border?

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7. How many times do Marco and his father try to cross the border without success?

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8. How do Marco and his father finally cross the border with success?

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9. What do the immigrants in the van do after Marco’s father says that it is Marco’s first crossing?

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10. How do you think Marco will change when he is living in the U.S.?

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Created by Laura Storz