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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Austerity, Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What card game was Judt taught at the Chalet?
(a) Cagnasta.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Poker.
(d) Tarot.

2. What is unique to ALS compared to other neuron disorders?
(a) Memories are the first to go.
(b) There is loss of sensations.
(c) There is no pain and no loss of sensation.
(d) There is a great deal of pain.

3. Where was Judt's mother raised in earshot of?
(a) The West India Docks.
(b) St Mary's Church.
(c) London's Central Market.
(d) London's Little Italy.

4. What came in rectangular, medicine-like containers during post WWII rationing?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Orange juice.

5. How old was Judt's sister during the foul language incident at the Chalet?
(a) Not 18 months old.
(b) Not 12 months old.
(c) Not 24 months old.
(d) Not 6 months old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the cockroach in reference to?

3. How many times did Judt return to the Chalet after his long stay?

4. Who were the young people with the foul language at the Chalet?

5. When were clothes rationed until after WWII?

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