• 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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  • Name the London street on which Christie’s sale-room is situated.
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  • What Latin-rooted word in the story means “honesty or uprightness of character”?
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  • What nickname is Macavity given in the very first line of the poem?
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