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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Weston travel to his next destination when he leaves the minicity?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By sailboat.
(d) By oil rig.

2. What does Weston notice happens during the game?
(a) The referee calls foul.
(b) A man is seriously injured.
(c) The winning team draws graffiti.
(d) The losing team sulks.

3. What states comprise Ecotopia?
(a) Washington, Nevada, and Canada.
(b) Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
(c) Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
(d) Oregon, California, and Nevada.

4. Who does Weston meet on the train?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Bankers.
(c) Mountain guides.
(d) Skiers.

5. What does Weston want to learn about from the person he meets?
(a) Oil industry.
(b) Transportation industry.
(c) Agricultural industry.
(d) Sewing industry.

6. What do the hard and durable plastics replace in Ecotopia?
(a) Metals.
(b) Biodegradable supplies.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coal tar.

7. What game is Weston finally allowed to watch?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Fishing.
(c) War.
(d) Soccer.

8. What does Weston realize that Ecotopians love?
(a) War.
(b) Films.
(c) Money.
(d) Nature.

9. Who does Weston meet to discuss the Ecotopian agricultural and food systems?
(a) President.
(b) Food Council Representative.
(c) Minister.
(d) Assistant Minister.

10. How do the Ecotopians take care of their business through video conferences?
(a) With picture phones.
(b) With teleseminars.
(c) With on-site visits.
(d) With the iPhone.

11. What is different about purchasing lumber from the Ecotopian lumber industry?
(a) The person must plant and take care of trees before buying any lumber.
(b) Lumber is very expensive and is given out in rations.
(c) The person must measure everything out themselves and carry all the wood themselves, too.
(d) Lumber is exchanged for personal possessions.

12. What does the train that Weston takes run on?
(a) Vegetable oil.
(b) Oil fumes.
(c) Magnetic rails.
(d) Petroleum.

13. How long does it take, on average, to reach any destination off the train terminal in the minicity?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

14. What does Weston think of the bed he has to sleep on at the beginning of the book?
(a) Atrocious.
(b) Wonderful.
(c) Huge.
(d) Comfortable.

15. What is different about most products made in Ecotopia?
(a) They are built to break down.
(b) They are not fun to use.
(c) They do not have a guarantee.
(d) They last indefinitely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Weston write during his flight to Ecotopia?

2. What are Ecotopian plastics produced with?

3. What does Weston think of the room he gets to sleep in at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Weston dream about the night after he watches the game?

5. What dropped below the death rate in Ecotopia, stabilizing the population?

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