The Orchid Thief Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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 | One Week Quiz A

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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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Barbecued Doves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how long?
(a) 4 inches.
(b) 9 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) 7 inches.

2. What is the name of Charles Darwin's work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology?
(a) My Evolutionary Argument.
(b) On the Origin of Species.
(c) Chimp and Human Evolution.
(d) We Are All Chimps.

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) $1,000,000.
(b) $600,000.
(c) $2,500,000.
(d) $850,000.

4. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?
(a) Julian Rosen.
(b) Rose and Julius Rosen.
(c) Rose Julian.
(d) Julius and Leonard Rosen.

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

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. What type of orchid produces a series of adjacent shoots which grow to a certain size, bloom and then stop growing, to be then replaced?

3. How many genera are there in the orchid family?

4. What refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?

5. Who took Susan for a hike along with two inmates from a work-release program of the Copeland Road Prison?

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