The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Susan Orlean
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Mortal Occupation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first orchid to bloom in England was not collected by a professional hunter, but brought back by whom?
(a) A Buddhist Monk.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A Quaker cloth merchant.
(d) A Catholic preist.

2. Where was Benedict Roezl from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Poland.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

3. What parts of the Ghost Orchid did Susan and her park ranger friend see in A Green Hell?
(a) Roots.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Pollen.
(d) Leaves.

4. What is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object, derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone?
(a) Chamaephyte.
(b) Cryptophyte.
(c) Phanerophyte.
(d) Epiphyte.

5. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?
(a) Wealth and stature.
(b) Fun and joy.
(c) Agruments and opinions.
(d) Ailments and pain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event had John Laroche attended which got him into plants and horticulture?

3. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?

4. How many genera are there in the orchid family?

5. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?

(see the answer key)

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