1. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?
(a) Between December and April.
(b) Between May and September.
(c) Between May and August.
(d) Between June and August.

2. Most Seminoles speak what language?
(a) Chippewa.
(b) Ojibwe.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Mikasuki.

3. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?
(a) Alismatales.
(b) Asparagales.
(c) Pandanales.
(d) Petrosaviales.

4. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?
(a) Falling Waters State Park.
(b) Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.
(c) Amelia Island State Park.
(d) Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park.

5. At what strength did Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida?
(a) Category 4.
(b) Category 3.
(c) Category 1.
(d) Category 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of orchid has a stem which grows from a single bud in which leaves are added from the apex each year, and the stem grows longer accordingly?

2. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?

3. Where was John Laroche born?

4. Where was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

5. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?

(see the answer key)

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