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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?
(a) A fake nose.
(b) A prosthetic leg.
(c) A glass eye.
(d) He lost his front teeth.

3. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?
(a) Thousands of acres.
(b) Millions of acres.
(c) Hundreds of acres.
(d) 100 acres.

4. What park ranger did Susan meet in A Green Hell?
(a) Troy.
(b) Mark.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mike.

5. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?
(a) The University of Indiana.
(b) The University of Kentucky.
(c) The University of Michigan.
(d) The University of Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived?

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. When did Laroche tell Susan he had first gotten into plants and horticulture?

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What legal loophole did Laroche hope to employ in taking the Ghost Orchids?

2. Who was William Micholitz? What story is related of him?

3. What did Susan think of Laroche after the orchid show in Gorgeous? What did he ask her?

4. What did Susan learn about the cloning of orchids in Gorgeous?

5. How had Laroche gone about building a nursery for the Seminoles?

6. What are John Laroche's most striking qualities? How is he introduced in the narrative?

7. What demolished the remainder of Laroche's nursery before he worked for the Seminoles?

8. Describe orchid hunting. When did this activity begin?

9. How many species of orchids are there? How are they named?

10. What events happened to John Laroche before he began working for the Seminoles?

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