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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plant Crimes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers an immersed aquatic plant which originated in South America but has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States?
(a) Milfoil.
(b) Pond Lily.
(c) Alligator Weed.
(d) Curly Pondweed.

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

3. What event had John Laroche attended which got him into plants and horticulture?
(a) The World Bromeliad Show.
(b) The World Orthophytum Show.
(c) The World Edmundoa Show.
(d) The World Connellia Show.

4. What type of orchid has a stem which grows from a single bud in which leaves are added from the apex each year, and the stem grows longer accordingly?
(a) Tripodial.
(b) Sympodial.
(c) Monopodial.
(d) Autopodial.

5. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids which didn't die?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Hid them.
(c) Put them in pots.
(d) Glued them to trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what strength did Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida?

2. Who accompanies Denise to Motes Orchids in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?

3. When was William Spencer Cavendish born?

4. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

5. According to Laroche, there is a lot of what to be made in the plant world?

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