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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Laroche's exile from the Fakahatchee Strand was extended how long by the court?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?
(a) 1324.
(b) 1290.
(c) 1200.
(d) 1250.

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

4. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?
(a) The Appalachian Trail.
(b) Wekiwa Springs Loop Trail.
(c) The Tamiami Trail.
(d) Naples Park Nature Trail.

5. Where did Martin Motes drive to set up his display for the annual show in Fortunes?
(a) The Miami Convention Center.
(b) The Tampa Convention Center.
(c) The Miami Mall.
(d) The Tampa Arboretum.

6. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?
(a) Siberian onion.
(b) Chinese water-spinach.
(c) Japanese lettuce.
(d) German kraut plant.

7. What nursery had Tom Fennell once owned?
(a) The Orchid Jungle.
(b) Orchids R Us.
(c) Amazing Orchids.
(d) Orchids Inc.

8. Susan learned that if an orchid breeder comes up with a good cross fertilization, they will get the monopoly in the market for how long?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

9. What periodical had run an article about the Orchid Jungle, leading to its becoming a tourist attraction?
(a) The Florida Voice Times.
(b) The Miami Herald.
(c) The Florida Times-Union.
(d) The Tampa Tribune.

10. Where is Denise from in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Jamaica.

11. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?
(a) John Lindley.
(b) Lee Moore.
(c) Frank Smith.
(d) Robert Fuchs.

12. What is the name of Lee Moore's wife?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Candy.
(d) Chady.

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

14. Robert Fuchs is described as a tall, striking, handsome man who is both envied and disliked due to his what?
(a) Temper.
(b) Genius.
(c) Status.
(d) Politics.

15. What company had begun logging the Fakahatchee Strand for cypress trees in the 1950s?
(a) Steven's Timber Company.
(b) Jones Forestry Inc.
(c) The Lee Tidewater Cypress Company.
(d) John Smith Swamp Logging.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the government begin three Seminole "subjugation and removal efforts"?

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

3. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida happened in what year, according to the author in Plant Crimes?

4. 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?

5. Where did Susan meet nearly every other orchid grower she had met in Florida, including Martin Motes, Tom Fennell, Bob Fuchs, Frank Smith in Fortunes?

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