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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Susan Orlean born?

2. What publication about orchids did Frederick Sander publish?

3. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?

4. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Susan arrive to watch Laroche's trial? What did he reveal of his plans?

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

3. What did the judge concur after hearing Laroche at trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse? Where did Laroche take Susan afterward?

4. What knowledge did Laroche reveal while at an orchid show in Gorgeous? What did Susan learn there?

5. How big is the Fakahatchee Strand? What plants and animals live there?

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

7. Where did Susan go after the orchid show in Miami in Cloning the Ghost?

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

9. Where did Susan first learn of John Laroche? Where did she go to learn more?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of Florida, the Fakahatchee Strand, and the trial of John Laroche. Where is the Fakahatchee Strand located in Florida?

Essay Topic 2

Describe John Laroche's car accident and the impact of Hurricane Andrew on Florida. When did Andrew hit?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the international orchid trade. When did the international orchid trade begin? Is it regulated? How?

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