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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Cars, Putney, The Green Line Bus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Renault nationalized after the War?
(a) The founder was killed during the war.
(b) The company was in too much debt.
(c) The founder was a collaborator.
(d) The founder wanted to retire.

2. What was the main dessert of Judt's youth?
(a) Strudle.
(b) Compote.
(c) Poridge.
(d) Apple cake.

3. How many of Judt's uncles served with the 8th Army during the war?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What food made Judt more English?
(a) French food.
(b) His grandmother's food.
(c) American food.
(d) Indian food.

5. What is the language spoken in the region where the Chalet is according to "The Memory Chalet"?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Bi-Pap?

2. When did the Judt family leave Putney?

3. What projects did the government commit itself to after the war that always failed?

4. What was Judt's father's name?

5. What are Judt's children depressingly knowledgeable of?

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