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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do most of the population of Ecotopia reside?
(a) Underground taverns.
(b) Smaller towns and minicities.
(c) Large urban tracts of land.
(d) City skywalks.

2. What does Weston think the American sports enthusiast will feel about Ecotopian sports?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Fast.
(d) Dull.

3. What are the streets of the minicity surrounded by?
(a) Parks and trees.
(b) Concrete and plants.
(c) Skyscrapers.
(d) Industrial sewage.

4. How does Weston feel after meeting the people that he mentions in his diary?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Angry.
(c) Confused.
(d) Irritated.

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

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

7. Who are a minority in Ecotopia?
(a) Mongolians.
(b) Filipinos.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Women.

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

9. Who or what is the Ecotopian president?
(a) An alien.
(b) An invalid.
(c) An Independent.
(d) A woman.

10. What are Ecotopian plastics produced with?
(a) Previous coal residue.
(b) Living biological sources.
(c) Broken down plastics.
(d) Petroleum sources.

11. What does William Weston do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) International affairs reporter.
(c) Painter.
(d) Bank manager.

12. What is the name of the new minicity that Weston visits?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Alviso.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Aura.

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

14. What connects the skyscrapers that Weston sees in the city he explores?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Fences.
(c) Catwalks.
(d) Chains.

15. What kind of plastics are made at low cost with short lifespans in Ecotopia?
(a) Biodegradable plastics.
(b) Petroleum plastics.
(c) Purist plastics.
(d) Wetsuit plastics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement in Ecotopia wants to abandon plastics completely?

2. What do all the plastics in Ecotopia do?

3. What kind of factory does Weston explore in the minicity?

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

5. What does Weston notice about the streams near the lumber camps?

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