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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of group organization do the children at the schools have, typically?
2. How do the children arrive at the school that Weston visits in the minicity?
3. How many people are left to cover phones when people take breaks from work in Ecotopia?
4. What is not a big problem in Ecotopia, as compared to America, regarding the labor force?
5. In Ecotopia, what does a street mugger get in prison time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ecotopia is written primarily in the first-person point of view of Weston. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the third-persona and omniscient perspective? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
In Ecotopia, Callenbach's fictional society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of Ecotopian technology? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? Do you find any of Callenbach's predictions strikingly accurate or appealing in any way? Discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Describe President Allwen. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating the President's character in the novel?
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