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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two - Cloning the Ghost.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Naples, Florida.
(d) Savannah, Ga.

2. What event had John Laroche attended which got him into plants and horticulture?
(a) The World Edmundoa Show.
(b) The World Orthophytum Show.
(c) The World Bromeliad Show.
(d) The World Connellia Show.

3. What is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object, derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone?
(a) Phanerophyte.
(b) Cryptophyte.
(c) Chamaephyte.
(d) Epiphyte.

4. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1828-1833.
(b) 1816-1838.
(c) 1818-1858.
(d) 1822-1856.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Laroche claimed his plan was to teach the Seminoles everything he knows about what?

2. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?

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

4. What refers to a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived?

5. What is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?

(see the answer key)

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