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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) Poker.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Cagnasta.
(d) Tarot.

2. Why are Judt's hands placed outside the blanket?
(a) Because he is usually warm.
(b) For the illusion of mobility.
(c) His emergency button is on the top of the blanket.
(d) His finger is the part that can still move.

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

4. Where did Judt's father spend his youth according to "Food"?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. What fuel was the most widely used during the post war?
(a) Diesel.
(b) Coal.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cockroach in reference to?

2. What was Judt's wife instructed to do at a Chinese restaurant according to "Austerity"?

3. What angle was Judt's bed reclined at?

4. Where was Judt's mother raised in earshot of?

5. Where was Judt living during the rationing years?

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