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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Orchid Fever.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was Susan Orlean born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1951.

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

4. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?
(a) Ailments and pain.
(b) Wealth and stature.
(c) Fun and joy.
(d) Agruments and opinions.

5. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1818.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Fakahatchee Strand is 25 miles south of where?

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

3. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?

4. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?

5. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?

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