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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are the streets of the minicity recognizable?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Height.
(c) Names.
(d) Colors.

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

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

5. What kinds of trolleys does Weston see in the city he explores?
(a) Coal-driven.
(b) Gas-driven.
(c) Automated electric.
(d) Single passenger.

6. What is the wetsuit-like garment that Weston buys in Ecotopia called?
(a) Latex unit.
(b) One piece.
(c) Bird-suit.
(d) Same sex suit.

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

8. What does Weston notice about the streets in the city he explores?
(a) They are ugly.
(b) They are marked with graffiti.
(c) They are crowded.
(d) They are full of violence.

9. What was legalized that helped reduce population growth?
(a) Vasectomy.
(b) The pill.
(c) Abstinence.
(d) Abortion.

10. What happened to the large farms and hospitals in Ecotopia?
(a) They were burned to make way for the new.
(b) They remained intact.
(c) They were united into even bigger units.
(d) Broken up into smaller, local units.

11. What does Weston think of the room he gets to sleep in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Big and comfortable.
(b) Dirty and worn out.
(c) Nice, but old-fashioned.
(d) Modern and sleek.

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

13. Who are the healthiest people, on average, in the whole world, according to Weston?
(a) Americans.
(b) Swedes.
(c) Ecotopians.
(d) Maori.

14. What is the population size of Ecotopia by the time Weston visits?
(a) 18 million.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 120,000.

15. What is different about the equipment Ecotopians use for games?
(a) They are made of rubber.
(b) They are spears.
(c) They glow in the dark.
(d) They are dull.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do many of the hikes that the children go on last?

3. What does Weston buy in the city he explores?

4. How long does it take, on average, to reach any destination off the train terminal in the minicity?

5. Who is Weston's employer?

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