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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 attend an orchid show with Laroche in Cloning the Ghost?
(a) Miami.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Tampa.
(d) Key West.

2. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?
(a) Execution.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) Drowning.

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

4. When was Du Pont founded?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1802.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Laroche tell Susan he had first gotten into plants and horticulture?

2. Susan Orlean has been a staff writer for what periodical since 1992?

3. What does CITES stand for?

4. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?

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

(see the answer key)

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