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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 does Weston see children hiking through unforgiving country with?

2. What is the name of the presiding political party in Ecotopia?

3. What kind of plastics are made at low cost with short lifespans in Ecotopia?

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

5. Who does Weston meet on the train?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe living accommodations in San Francisco.

4. Describe Weston's travel to Ecotopia.

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

6. Describe the streets of Alviso.

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

8. Describe the Ecotopian legal system.

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

10. Describe the reader's knowledge of Ecotopia when William Weston begins his journey.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ecotopia is a classic Utopian novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Weston and Marissa are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist, and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Weston had a direct influence upon? What are some events that the Marissa had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger, and why?

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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