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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Kind of Direction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?
(a) Iridaceae.
(b) Orchidaceae.
(c) Asteliaceae.
(d) Boryaceae.

2. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?
(a) A short story.
(b) A letter from a friend.
(c) A police report.
(d) A news article.

3. At the height of his smuggling days, Lee Moore had his own plane, two Lincoln Continentals, a large house and how much money in the bank?
(a) $850,000.
(b) $1,000,000.
(c) $2,500,000.
(d) $600,000.

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) Autopodial.
(b) Sympodial.
(c) Tripodial.
(d) Monopodial.

5. Where was Osceola tricked and trapped on New Year's Day?
(a) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(b) Durham, North Carolina.
(c) Forth Moultrie, South Carolina.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Osceola born?

3. Kerry's Bromeliads houses how many bromeliads?

4. When did the Billy Bowlegs War take place?

5. Where was Susan Orlean born?

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