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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the language spoken in the region where the Chalet is according to "The Memory Chalet"?
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) French.

2. How many of Judt's uncles served with the 8th Army during the war?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. When was St. Mary's established?
(a) 1648.
(b) 1646.
(c) 1647.
(d) 1649.

4. What is England a magnet for according to "The Lord Warden"?
(a) Job seekers.
(b) Manual laborers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Former American soldiers.

5. When was the English first master hired at the school?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1925.

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

7. 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.

8. How many Jews were at Emanuel School in Battersea?
(a) 6.
(b) 10 or so.
(c) 20 or so.
(d) 30 or so.

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

10. When did Judt attend Emanuel School in Battersea according to "Joe"?
(a) 1959 to 1969.
(b) 1959 to 1968.
(c) 1959 to 1965.
(d) 1959 to 1967.

11. How many cars did The Lord Warden accommodate?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 120.
(d) 50.

12. What is the cockroach in reference to?
(a) Kafka's "Metamorphosis".
(b) Kafka's "The Burrow".
(c) Kafka's "Jackals and Arabs".
(d) Kafka's "A Little Woman".

13. Where was Judt living during the rationing years?
(a) Above the hairdressing salon where his parents worked.
(b) In the second home of his grandparents.
(c) In a modern housing project.
(d) In a one story house.

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

15. How long did the average bus trip take on the Green Line?
(a) 1 hours.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocked Judt in his time on the Golan Heights after the Six Days War?

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

3. When did Raymond Aron arrive at the ENS?

4. How old was Judt when he went on his rides?

5. What was bliss during Judt's childhood?

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