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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. When did the Judt family leave Putney?

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

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

4. What was Judt's mother's profession?

5. Why are Judt's hands placed outside the blanket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does Judt make in regards to the environment and his own history?

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

3. What does Judt spend the majority of the essay "Part One: Putney" describing?

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

5. What does Judt explain his love of?

6. What was The Lord Warden?

7. What did the bus happen to do in "Part One: The Green Line Bus"?

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

9. What would happen once he was placed in his bed by his nurse?

10. How did Judt's mother's cooking contrast with Judt's paternal grandmother's cooking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the social hierarchy in Britain and how they are mimicked according to "Mimetic Desire."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history and practice of domestic servitude in Britain and the role of "bedders."

Essay Topic 3

Examine Judt's account of his history in the workforce and the theme from the essay "Work."

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