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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What card game was Judt taught at the Chalet?

2. When was the Golden Arrow inaugurated?

3. What is the ENS?

4. What angle was Judt's bed reclined at?

5. When did Judt's father arrive in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Judt encourage the reader to think about?

2. How was Judt's family environmentally conscious according to "Part One: Austerity"?

3. Who was Paul Craddock and what did he lack?

4. What was painful to note for Judt?

5. What movement did Judt join in the 1960s?

6. What were many students uncomfortable with?

7. What happened in Europe according to "Part One: The Lord Warden"?

8. What did Judt seek release from and where was he accepted?

9. Why did Judt feel uncomfortable in his youth?

10. How does Judt open "Part One: Food"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the revolutions at Cambridge with that of Polish and Czech students.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the comparison Judt makes between Winston Churchill and George W. Bush.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Judt romanticizes nostalgia in "The Lord Warden" and analyze the symbols he uses.

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