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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Judt return to the Kibbutz with his then girlfriend?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1965.

3. What is the primary employer of students out of the ENS?
(a) Banks.
(b) The French State.
(c) International firms.
(d) Higher education.

4. How many girls colleges were around Cambridge?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. When was food rationed until after WWII?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

6. When did Joe have Judt parsing German sentences at?
(a) During lunch time.
(b) After school.
(c) 2 A.M.
(d) 1 A.M.

7. Who owned the SS Dinard?
(a) The SNCF.
(b) The RATP.
(c) The Dinard Company.
(d) The Ganard Company.

8. What was Judt's grandparent's religion?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Jewish.

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

10. When was Judt diagnosed with ALS?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2001.

11. What did Judt give his bedder for Christmas?
(a) A box of chocolates.
(b) Money.
(c) Clothes.
(d) A teddy bear.

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

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

14. What made students "Gormless!" according to Joe?
(a) Less than 10/20 on a vocabulary test.
(b) Less than 16/20 on a vocabulary test.
(c) Less than 18/20 on a vocabulary test.
(d) Less than 14/20 on a vocabulary test.

15. Why did Judt's parents disapprove of fuzzy drinks?
(a) Because of health problems.
(b) Because of their political views.
(c) Because of the price.
(d) Because of tooth decay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Judt living during the rationing years?

2. When were clothes rationed until after WWII?

3. What were cars representing for some born between the wars?

4. Where is home according to the saying in "Putney"?

5. What did Judt usually save his spare cash to go to?

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