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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Go West, Young Judt, Midlife Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "Doing it on the road" a reference to?
(a) Paul Lenon.
(b) Yoko Ono.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Ringo Star.

2. What was the job of Judt's bedder's daughter-in-law?
(a) She worked at a post office.
(b) She worked at a supermarket.
(c) She worked at a bank.
(d) She worked at a train station.

3. What is the ENS?
(a) Ecole Normalienne Superieure.
(b) Ecole Nanterre Superieure.
(c) École Normale Supérieure.
(d) Ecole Normale Salutaire.

4. What were cars representing for some born between the wars?
(a) Freedom from mass transport.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Freedom and prosperity.

5. Why were the bedders somewhat of an anachronism when Judt attend school?
(a) Most of the students had male servants.
(b) Most of the students had Indian servants.
(c) Most of the students never had a servant.
(d) Most of the students had more than one servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other students were in the class Judt took to learn a new language?

2. What was the miles per gallon rating of the Buick LeSabre according to Judt?

3. How many cars of his favorite brand did Judt's father own during Judt's childhood?

4. When did the Judt family leave Putney?

5. What bus did Judt take to go to school?

(see the answer key)

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