The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight 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 | Eight Week Quiz A

Susan Orlean
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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 was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Bauxahatchee Preserve.
(b) Stevenson Bog.
(c) Trilahasee Marsh.
(d) Fakahatchee Strand.

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) Hundreds of acres.
(c) 100 acres.
(d) Thousands of acres.

3. Where was Susan Orlean born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Buffalo, New York.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

2. Hollywood, Florida is just south of what city?

3. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?

4. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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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