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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 does Weston notice about the water in the bay of the minicity?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Congestion.
(d) Turbulence.

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

3. Who is Weston's employer?
(a) Times-Post.
(b) Citibank.
(c) Art Unlimited.
(d) Wells Fargo.

4. What is used to haul the trees to the lumber mills?
(a) Steam engines.
(b) Big diesel trucks.
(c) Bulldozers.
(d) Big electric tractors.

5. What kind of a schedule do the children have at school in Ecotopia?
(a) Flexible.
(b) Rudimentary.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Rigid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the minicity that Weston visits, prior to becoming a mini-city?

3. What do the Ecotopians use that actually causes less damage to the ground than an ox and cart team?

4. What do Ecotopians think of travel for business?

5. What kinds of trolleys does Weston see in the city he explores?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe health insurance in Ecotopia.

2. Describe Weston's developing relationship with Marissa around the time of the Pacific incident.

3. Describe the solid state food system of Ecotopia.

4. Describe Weston's travel to Ecotopia.

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

6. Describe the conclusion of the book from the editor Max' point of view.

7. What is William Weston's assignment in Ecotopia?

8. Describe the policy of work and play in Ecotopia.

9. Describe the streets of Alviso.

10. What is surprising about the knowledge of a six-year-old child that Weston meets, and what does this say about the Ecotopian education system?

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