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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. How do the Ecotopians take care of their business through video conferences?

2. Who is Weston's employer?

3. What does Weston think of the bed he has to sleep on at the beginning of the book?

4. Who does Weston meet to discuss the Ecotopian agricultural and food systems?

5. How do the two teams in the game Weston is allowed to watch face each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the possibilities of investment in Ecotopia in businesses apart from the employee's.

2. Describe the convenience of transportation in Alviso.

3. Describe Ecotopian music and its practice.

4. Describe art in Ecotopia and its practice or expression.

5. Describe what Weston learns from talking to the Assistant Minister.

6. Describe the Ecotopian lumber industry.

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

8. Describe Ecotopian television and its use.

9. Describe broadcasting and television stations in Ecotopia.

10. Describe the Ecotopian solar energy system.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where the author employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of Ecotopian ethics? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Ecotopia is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve: visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic imagery. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this Utopian novel.

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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