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

2. When did Tony Judt go to the Chalet?
(a) Winter of 1957 or 1958.
(b) Winter of 1956 or 1957.
(c) Winter of 1958 or 1959.
(d) Winter of 1955 or 1956.

3. When did the "Car Culture" come to western Europe?
(a) In the 1950s.
(b) In the 1940s.
(c) In the 1970s.
(d) In the 1960s.

4. What was Judt's mother's profession?
(a) Hairdresser.
(b) Home maker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Cleaning lady.

5. How old was Judt during the foul language incident at the Chalet?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 9 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fuel was the most widely used during the post war?

2. What memory technique does Judt use to improve his memory?

3. How long did the average bus trip take on the Green Line?

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

5. What is the language spoken in the region where the Chalet is according to "The Memory Chalet"?

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