1. What did Laroche do at the nursery he took Susan to visit in Cloning the Ghost?
(a) Burned all the plants.
(b) Sold some orchids.
(c) Drowned the plants.
(d) Took back some plants.

2. What was Osceola named at birth?
(a) Albert Carter.
(b) Abraham Fulton.
(c) Billy Powell.
(d) John Lindley.

3. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1828.

4. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?
(a) Pacific Rattlesnake.
(b) Sidewinder.
(c) Diamondback Rattlesnake.
(d) Rock Rattlesnake.

5. When did the government begin three Seminole "subjugation and removal efforts"?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1821.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?

3. How many plants called Elaine were to be dumped at Kerry's Bromeliads?

4. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?

5. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?

(see the answer key)

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