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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the presiding political party in Ecotopia?
(a) Survivalist.
(b) Green.
(c) Proud.
(d) Minimalist.

2. What city does Weston explore at the beginning of the book?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Kingston.
(d) Portland.

3. How are the streets of the minicity recognizable?
(a) Colors.
(b) Height.
(c) Names.
(d) Numbers.

4. What do the Ecotopians use that actually causes less damage to the ground than an ox and cart team?
(a) Steam engines.
(b) Horse and buggy.
(c) Bulldozers.
(d) Big electric tractors.

5. How big is the minicity's population?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 9,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the population size of Ecotopia by the time Weston visits?

2. What does Weston buy in the city he explores?

3. What is different about purchasing lumber from the Ecotopian lumber industry?

4. What have the skyscrapers that Weston sees been converted into, in the city he explores?

5. What is the method of thrill-seeking that Weston sees in Ecotopia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Weston's experience in the war game.

2. Describe how Ecotopia initially deals with business owners and upper management fleeing the country soon after Independence.

3. Describe Ecotopian music and its practice.

4. Describe William Weston at the beginning of the novel.

5. Describe living accommodations in San Francisco.

6. Describe the Ecotopian concept of sports.

7. Describe the children's groups at the Crick School.

8. What is the difference between Ecotopian and American plastics?

9. Describe Ecotopian homes built from the extrusion factory.

10. Describe Weston and Marissa's interactions after they visit the extrusion factory and discuss their feelings.

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