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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was William Spencer Cavendish born?
(a) Moscow, Russia.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) London, England.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

3. When did Charles Darwin publish Fertilization of Orchids?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1862.

4. Orchids from seeds take a long time because many of the plants rarely form what?
(a) Cotyledons.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Seed pods.
(d) Roots.

5. 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) Orysastrobin.
(b) Azaconazole.
(c) Benomyl.
(d) Diclomezine.

6. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?
(a) Missing an ear.
(b) Missing his left arm.
(c) Missing his front teeth.
(d) Missing eight fingers.

7. What is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae?
(a) Cymbidieae.
(b) Nervilieae.
(c) Bulbophyllum.
(d) Maxillarieae.

8. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1828-1833.
(b) 1816-1838.
(c) 1822-1856.
(d) 1818-1858.

9. How many species are in the Dendrobium genus of orchids?
(a) 825.
(b) 1200.
(c) 657.
(d) 245.

10. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Apples.
(d) Bananas.

11. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?
(a) Auto-polination.
(b) Self-pollination.
(c) They do not pollinate.
(d) Cross-pollination.

12. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Ghost Orchid.
(b) Vampire Orchid.
(c) Poltergeist Orchid.
(d) Gremlin Orchid.

13. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?
(a) An expired coupon.
(b) A fake student identification card.
(c) Susan's press pass.
(d) Orchid seedlings.

14. Of what profession was Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward?
(a) Ship Captain.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Surgeon.

15. What type of orchid produces a series of adjacent shoots which grow to a certain size, bloom and then stop growing, to be then replaced?
(a) Tripodial.
(b) Autopodial.
(c) Sympodial.
(d) Monopodial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

2. Where did Laroche invite Susan to an orchid show in Gorgeous?

3. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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

5. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?

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