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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 bus did Judt take to go to school?

2. What was the main dessert of Judt's youth?

3. What were irresistible play places for boys?

4. How many cars of his favorite brand did Judt's father own during Judt's childhood?

5. How many Jews were at Emanuel School in Battersea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was everyone in England banded together?

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

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

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

5. Why was a bedder nearly inconsolable?

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

7. What were many students uncomfortable with?

8. What happened when Judt was 10 years old?

9. What did Judt reflect on the presence of in "Part Two: Bedders"?

10. What did Judt struggle with and what did he thrive in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theory of mimetic desire and discuss whether you agree with or disagree with the theory and why.

Essay Topic 3

Examine why it was considered trendy to be a social revolutionary in the 1960s.

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