The Orchid Thief Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Related Topics

The Orchid Thief Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy The Orchid Thief Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anyone Can Grow Orchids.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres make up the Fakahatchee Strand?
(a) 63,000.
(b) 36,450.
(c) 24,000.
(d) 143,775.

2. What orchid hunter sent a telegram saying that the ship he was on had caught fire and was lost, yet Frederick Sander insisted he move on?
(a) Albert Millican.
(b) Tom Hart Dyke.
(c) William Micholitz.
(d) Benedict Roezl.

3. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1872.

4. How many plants called Elaine were to be dumped at Kerry's Bromeliads?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. Where did Susan attend an orchid show with Laroche in Cloning the Ghost?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Miami.
(c) Key West.
(d) Tampa.

Short Answer Questions

1. The owners of the Orchid Jungle won how much money in the Florida state lottery?

2. How many square feet of greenhouse makes up Kerry's Bromeliads?

3. Alligators have remained largely unchanged for how many years?

4. What park ranger did Susan meet in A Green Hell?

5. How many species are in the Epidendrum genus of orchids?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 146 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Buy The Orchid Thief Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
The Orchid Thief from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.