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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Weston about violent crime sentences in Ecotopia?

2. What do people in Ecotopia seem to have at work more than their counterparts in America?

3. How do the black areas and Chinatown operate?

4. What does the government use several channels of television for in Ecotopia?

5. What is different about the Ecotopian approach to work compared to that of the American version?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Weston. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the settings for Ecotopia. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in Ecotopia?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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