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1. What does a tin roof symbolize about a family in Lakshmi's village in Nepal? -> The family is irresponsible and very poor.
2. In the brothel, the sense of possibility for Lakshmi is symbolized by a pencil. Why? -> A pencil indicates the hopelessness of Lakshmi's situation—she is stuck in the brothel while Harish can go to school.
3. Why does Lakshmi keep repeating her name, age, and place of origin throughout the novel? -> She desperately wants to forget who she is and where she came from.
4. How does Lakshmi's reflection in mirrors change throughout the novel? -> At first she sees possibility, but later she sees an old corpse of a woman.
5. What might the flying bird on the American's card symbolize? -> Freedom

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