1. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida occurred when someone stole prize-winning orchids worth how much from the R. F. Orchids shadehouse?
(a) $658,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $150,000.

2. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?
(a) Bract.
(b) Sheath.
(c) Frond.
(d) Lamina.

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

4. Where did Laroche invite Susan to an orchid show in Gorgeous?
(a) Fort Lauderdale.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Miami.
(d) Tallahassee.

5. When did the government begin three Seminole "subjugation and removal efforts"?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1839.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers an immersed aquatic plant which originated in South America but has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States?

2. Most Seminoles speak what language?

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

4. What is the genus of the Ghost Orchid?

5. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

(see the answer key)

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