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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the flat number of the Judt family home in Putney?
(a) 52.
(b) 92.
(c) 39.
(d) 64.

3. When did the Judt family leave Putney?
(a) When Tony was 12.
(b) When Tony was 10.
(c) When Tony was 15.
(d) When Tony was 16.

4. What did Judt usually save his spare cash to go to?
(a) Movietone News Theater.
(b) Moviewas News Theater.
(c) Moviestash News Theater.
(d) Moviecam News Theater.

5. What food made Judt more English?
(a) French food.
(b) Indian food.
(c) American food.
(d) His grandmother's food.

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

7. Why were the bedders somewhat of an anachronism when Judt attend school?
(a) Most of the students never had a servant.
(b) Most of the students had Indian servants.
(c) Most of the students had more than one servant.
(d) Most of the students had male servants.

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

9. When did Cambridge start to accept female students?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975
(c) 1973.
(d) 1972.

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

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

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

13. What bus did Judt take to go to school?
(a) 25.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

14. How did "mere mortals" go to Europe from England?
(a) By car.
(b) By boat.
(c) By plane.
(d) By train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made students "Gormless!" according to Joe?

2. What was the Emanuel School in Battersea modeled after?

3. What is the primary employer of students out of the ENS?

4. What was Judt's grandparent's religion?

5. What was bliss during Judt's childhood?

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