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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Ecotopian worker work differently from others in business or jobs?

2. In what aspects of his life does Weston experience change through his visit to Ecotopia?

3. How is the Ecotopian student body at a college similar to the American version?

4. When the wealthy business owners were fleeing the country right after Independence, what was the Ecotopian government forced to do?

5. How are bathrooms added to houses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Callenbach has a very different approach to work and employment. He describes the worker in Ecotopia as a partner. Describe the worker in Ecotopia. Do you think this is realistic? What kinds of companies would such a worker-partnerships relationship be viable and in what kinds of companies would it not? What do you think of the Ecotopian view of mixing work and play and of having only a 20-hour workweek? Discuss and describe.

Essay Topic 2

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.


Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Ecotopia? Cite an example to support your answer.

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