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

2. What does the Ecotopian government do to businesses that fail to comply with pollution laws?

3. Who or what is the Ecotopian president?

4. What system does the person that Weston meets tell him about?

5. What does the train that Weston takes run on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the convenience of transportation in Alviso.

2. Describe the primary difference between research in Ecotopia compared to that in America.

3. Describe the Ecotopian legal system.

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

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

6. Describe the Ecotopian method of mature tree cutting and Weston's observations.

7. Describe the Ecotopian concept of sports.

8. Describe Weston's observations of marijuana and common social behavior in Ecotopia.

9. Describe the Ecotopian research into biology and botany.

10. Describe Ecotopian war games.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality is a recurring theme in Ecotopia. How do Weston's sexual mores change from the beginning of the novel to its end? In what ways has he expanded his awareness and beliefs? Is sexuality always connected to love for Weston? How do his feelings for Marissa develop and change, and how does his relationship with her contrast with that of other women that he has had a sexual relationship with? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Politics are also referred to in the book. Callenbach refers to the politics of Ecotopians compared to that of Americans. Discuss the use of politics in the novel. Do you think politics are an important part of the book? Explain. How else could Callenbach incorporate politics into the book? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Create your own brand of Utopian fiction involving the Ecotopian minicity of Alviso. What scenario would you develop to show the characters' strengths and weaknesses? Who would the other characters be? Would your novel be one story or a series of vignettes? Explain.


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