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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. When was John Laroche born?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1967.

2. What word refers to the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire?
(a) Erratic.
(b) Obsession.
(c) Impulsive.
(d) Fondness.

3. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Apples.
(d) Oranges.

4. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?
(a) A glass eye.
(b) He lost his front teeth.
(c) A fake nose.
(d) A prosthetic leg.

5. What refers to a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived?
(a) Offspring.
(b) Parent.
(c) Zygote.
(d) Clone.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Susan Orlean born?

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

3. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?

4. Pollination of the Ghost Orchid is done by what?

5. Although it was illegal for Laroche to bring a plant out of the Fakahatchee, it was legal for who to do so?

(see the answer key)

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