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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather moved his family from where to Florida?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Tennessee.

3. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1875.

4. Where was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Fakahatchee Strand.
(b) Trilahasee Marsh.
(c) Stevenson Bog.
(d) Bauxahatchee Preserve.

5. How much did the circuit judge fine Laroche in his case?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $5,500.
(c) $250.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae?

2. Chief Billy Bowlegs had traveled to Washington D. C. on horseback to attempt to repeal a law passed in 1853 that had made it illegal for a Seminole to do what?

3. 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?

4. When was the Cattleya Orchid named?

5. Where did Susan attend an orchid show with Laroche in Cloning the Ghost?

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