• What form of pain-relief does Man 5 intend to request, despite Man 4’s disapproval?
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  • Who enters the waiting room immediately after the Nurse first crosses the stage?
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  • What physical signal did bidders use to show they were raising the price?
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  • Which French school of painting dominated the auction the narrator wandered into?
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  • How much ready cash did the narrator actually possess when he bid “and fifty”?
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  • What phrase did the auctioneer repeat three times before bringing down the hammer?
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  • Why did the red-faced dealer’s opening bid of 4 000 guineas shock the room?
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  • Where did the narrator’s friend disappear to the first time he left him alone?
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  • What garment did the “messenger of the gods” (the clerk) wear that made him instantly recognisable?
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  • What was the very first compromise figure the narrator demanded for releasing his accidental purchase?
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