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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. Who is "Doing it on the road" a reference to?

2. What was "Europe" during Judt's childhood?

3. What was the name of Judt's bedder?

4. What was the job of Judt's bedder's daughter-in-law?

5. When did Judt arrive in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were many students uncomfortable with?

4. What does Tony Judt explain about the essays in the collection in the "Preface"?

5. What mainstream obsessions did Judt take part in according to "Part Two: Kibbutz"?

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

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

8. What did his memory help him cope with?

9. What did Judt attend in London and what did many teachers believe in "Part Two: Joe"?

10. What happened when Judt was 10 years old?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the bohemian style represented at King's college and the effect it had on Tony Judt.

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