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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 is the name of Lee Moore's wife?
(a) Chady.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Candy.
(d) Cindy.

2. What is Lee Moore's profession, according to CITES and the US Government?
(a) Drug smuggler.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Plant smuggler.

3. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?
(a) Lee Moore.
(b) John Lindley.
(c) Robert Fuchs.
(d) Frank Smith.

4. What refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?
(a) Amazon lily.
(b) Brazilian pepper tree.
(c) Flame of the Forest.
(d) Blue Dawn flower.

5. Robert Fuchs is described as a tall, striking, handsome man who is both envied and disliked due to his what?
(a) Genius.
(b) Status.
(c) Politics.
(d) Temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how long?

2. What kind of plants did Gary Zill own a good number of?

3. What is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers?

4. In what neighborhood of Miami does Lee Moore live?

5. When did Robert Fuchs begin growing orchids professionally?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the beginning history of the Fakahatchee Strand described in The Good Life.

2. What nursery had the Fennells owned? Why had they closed it?

3. What did Motes teach Susan about orchid breeding and monopolies?

4. What is the only way into the Fakahatchee Strand? How was the road built?

5. Who was Osceola?

6. What orchid show did Susan attend in Fortunes? Who did she see there?

7. What giant nursery did Tom Fennell take Susan to? What did they see there?

8. Where did Susan go to hear Martin Motes speak? Who did she meet there?

9. What plant smuggler did Susan meet in Barbecued Doves? What did his wife talk about?

10. What was the result of many poachers taking plants from swamps in south Florida?

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