Are all of the things you own brand new? Have you ever traded something you owned for something you wanted?

How do you purchase things that you need? How did the colonists purchase things?

Where did their household objects come from? Where do yours come from?

Why would this table have been important to the Moreaus? Can you list all of the different things that might have taken place at this table?

What is an estate sale? Have you ever been to one?

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