The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Susan Orlean
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Susan Orlean
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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 did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?
(a) A fake student identification card.
(b) Susan's press pass.
(c) An expired coupon.
(d) Orchid seedlings.

2. Where did John Laroche grow up?
(a) South Miami.
(b) East Tampa.
(c) Downtown Tampa.
(d) North Miami.

3. 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) Rock Rattlesnake.
(b) Pacific Rattlesnake.
(c) Diamondback Rattlesnake.
(d) Sidewinder.

4. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?
(a) Benedict Roezl.
(b) Albert Millican.
(c) Tom Hart Dyke.
(d) William Micholitz.

5. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?
(a) Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park.
(b) Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.
(c) Amelia Island State Park.
(d) Falling Waters State Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many greenhouses in the Orchid Jungle were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew?

2. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

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

4. What is a tree native to Puebla, Mexico and classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel?

5. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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