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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Green Hell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state, and is legally prohibited?
(a) Accident.
(b) Negligence.
(c) Crime.
(d) Judgement.

2. What snake is also known as the water moccasin, swamp moccasin or black moccasin?
(a) Scarlet Kingsnake.
(b) Banded Water Snake.
(c) Copperhead.
(d) Cottonmouth.

3. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

4. What is the binomial name of the Ghost Orchid?
(a) Dendrophylax lindenii.
(b) Dendrophylax helorrhiza.
(c) Dendrophylax porrectus.
(d) Dendrophylax serpentilingua.

5. What word refers to the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Erratic.
(d) Obsession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laroche do at the nursery he took Susan to visit in Cloning the Ghost?

2. The Fakahatchee Strand is 25 miles south of where?

3. Where was John Laroche born?

4. Pollination of the Ghost Orchid is done by what?

5. At what strength did Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida?

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