3. 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.

4. Although it was illegal for Laroche to bring a plant out of the Fakahatchee, it was legal for who to do so?
(a) Texans.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) His wife.
(d) Immigrants.

5. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1823.

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

7. Hollywood, Florida is just south of what city?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Miami.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Palm Bay.

8. Who was killed in the car accident John Laroche experienced?
(a) His mother and uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother and father.
(d) His uncle.

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

10. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Savannah, Ga.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Tampa, Florida.
(d) Naples, Florida.

11. How many species are in the Pleurothallis genus of orchids?
(a) 200.
(b) 475.
(c) 70.
(d) 1000.

12. When was William Spencer Cavendish born?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1785.

13. What did Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward put into a jar and then forget about it?
(a) A firefly.
(b) A caterpillar.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A moth.

14. What is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?
(a) Benomyl.
(b) Diclomezine.
(c) Orysastrobin.
(d) Azaconazole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?

2. The International Orchid Register now has more than how many different types of orchids in their registry?

3. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

4. According to Laroche, there is a lot of what to be made in the plant world?

5. What is the name of Charles Darwin's work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 365 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample