1. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?
(a) Rock Rattlesnake.
(b) Diamondback Rattlesnake.
(c) Pacific Rattlesnake.
(d) Sidewinder.

2. How did John Laroche find out about the job working for the Seminoles?
(a) Craigslist.
(b) Newspaper ad.
(c) Through his brother.
(d) Television commercial.

3. John Laroche claimed his plan was to teach the Seminoles everything he knows about what?
(a) Cypress trees.
(b) Botany.
(c) Nature.
(d) The swamp.

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

5. What killed most of Larouche's nursery stock after his car accident?
(a) Hail.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A frost.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Susan Orlean has been a staff writer for what periodical since 1992?

4. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?

5. When was Susan Orlean born?

(see the answer key)

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