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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Kind of Direction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?
(a) Benedict Roezl.
(b) Albert Millican.
(c) William Micholitz.
(d) Tom Hart Dyke.

2. What does CITES stand for?
(a) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Cultivated Plants.
(b) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna.
(c) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(d) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Plants..

3. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Cultivate them.
(b) Press them.
(c) Clone them.
(d) Sell them.

4. Where was Susan Orlean born?
(a) Buffalo, New York.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

5. How many greenhouses in the Orchid Jungle were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?

3. What is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae?

4. In A Kind of Direction, the ranger at the Fakahatchee once received a call from a woman where who asked if any of the ghost orchids were in bloom in the swamp?

5. How long does it take to determine whether cloning was effective in orchids?

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