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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the last Green Bus of the day during the 1960s?
(a) 9 P.M.
(b) 7 P.M.
(c) 6 P.M.
(d) 10 P.M.

2. What did Judt associate English food with?
(a) Lack of flavor.
(b) Good meals.
(c) Flavor.
(d) Saltiness.

3. When did Raymond Aron arrive at the ENS?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1925.

4. How long had teachers at Emanuel School been there when Judt arrived at the school?
(a) Before WWII.
(b) After the end of WWII.
(c) The end of WWI.
(d) The turn of the century.

5. Where is home according to the saying in "Putney"?
(a) Where the house is.
(b) Where ones friends are.
(c) Where the heart is.
(d) Where ones car is.

6. How many cars of his favorite brand did Judt's father own during Judt's childhood?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 8.

7. What cigarettes were intellectuals supposed to smoke according to Judt?
(a) Gitane.
(b) Gauloises.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) Camel.

8. What was Judt's wife instructed to do at a Chinese restaurant according to "Austerity"?
(a) Use electric cars.
(b) Use bikes.
(c) Deliver in cardboard cartons.
(d) Recycled their boxes.

9. When were the five coastal settlements granted special freedoms?
(a) 1105 A.D.
(b) 1255 A.D.
(c) 1155 A.D.
(d) 1755 A.D.

10. What was the name of Judt's bedder?
(a) Julia.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Martha.
(d) Rose.

11. When did Judt arrive in Paris?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1975.

12. What angle was Judt's bed reclined at?
(a) 100 deg.
(b) 110 deg.
(c) 90 deg.
(d) 130 deg.

13. How were the cars loaded on the SS Dinard?
(a) By crane.
(b) By forklift.
(c) By valets.
(d) No cars were allowed.

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

15. How many times did Judt return to the Chalet after his long stay?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Judt's parents disapprove of fuzzy drinks?

2. How old was Judt's sister during the foul language incident at the Chalet?

3. What is unique to ALS compared to other neuron disorders?

4. When did Judt live in Putney?

5. How old was Judt during the foul language incident at the Chalet?

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