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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 type of car was Judt's father obsessed with according to "Car"?

2. Why did Judt's parents disapprove of fuzzy drinks?

3. What did Judt do at school to please his father?

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

5. How long did the average bus trip take on the Green Line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the theory of mimetic desire in "Part One: Mimetic Desire"?

2. What did Judt typically purchase when he was able to cook for himself?

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

4. How was everyone in England banded together?

5. What was The Lord Warden?

6. What does Judt bring the reader through?

7. Why did Judt feel uncomfortable in his youth?

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

9. What were many students uncomfortable with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss anti-sexual harassment protection in the sexual revolution of the 1960s.

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

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

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