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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two - Cloning the Ghost.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refers to a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived?
(a) Offspring.
(b) Parent.
(c) Zygote.
(d) Clone.

3. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1816-1838.
(b) 1828-1833.
(c) 1822-1856.
(d) 1818-1858.

4. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1993.

5. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?
(a) Austrobaileyale.
(b) Monocot.
(c) Eudicot.
(d) Magnoliid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?

2. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?

3. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

4. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

5. Where was John Laroche born?

(see the answer key)

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