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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anyone Can Grow Orchids.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was killed in the car accident John Laroche experienced?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother and uncle.
(d) His uncle.

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

3. What is the genus of the Ghost Orchid?
(a) Neobathiea.
(b) Harrisella.
(c) Dendrophylax.
(d) Campylocentrum.

4. Martin Motes was described by Susan Orlean as a recovering what?
(a) Patient.
(b) Academic.
(c) Alcoholic.
(d) Gambler.

5. According to Laroche, there is a lot of what to be made in the plant world?
(a) Money.
(b) Progress.
(c) Fame.
(d) Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What park ranger did Susan meet in A Green Hell?

2. Who accompanies Denise to Motes Orchids in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?

3. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?

4. One of the largest nurseries in south Florida, Kerry's Bromeliads houses over how many orchids?

5. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?

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