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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was John Laroche born?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Florida.

2. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?
(a) Missing an ear.
(b) Missing his left arm.
(c) Missing eight fingers.
(d) Missing his front teeth.

3. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1867.

4. What refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?
(a) Blue Dawn flower.
(b) Brazilian pepper tree.
(c) Flame of the Forest.
(d) Amazon lily.

5. Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather moved his family from where to Florida?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan attend an orchid show with Laroche in Cloning the Ghost?

2. What is the name of Charles Darwin's work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology?

3. Who named the Cattleya Orchid?

4. What orchid hunter sent a telegram saying that the ship he was on had caught fire and was lost, yet Frederick Sander insisted he move on?

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

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