The Orchid Thief Quiz | Two 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 | Two Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
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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. What publication about orchids did Frederick Sander publish?
(a) Reichenbachia.
(b) The Orchid Diaries.
(c) Orchidarenisus.
(d) Classifications of Orchids.

2. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?
(a) Millions of acres.
(b) Thousands of acres.
(c) Hundreds of acres.
(d) 100 acres.

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

4. How did John Laroche find out about the job working for the Seminoles?
(a) Newspaper ad.
(b) Craigslist.
(c) Television commercial.
(d) Through his brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose family had owned the Orchid Jungle before winning the lottery?

3. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?

4. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?

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

(see the answer key)

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