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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) Fakahatchee Strand.
(c) Stevenson Bog.
(d) Trilahasee Marsh.

2. When did Laroche tell Susan he had first gotten into plants and horticulture?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990.

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

4. What does CITES stand for?
(a) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna.
(b) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Plants..
(c) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(d) Convention on International Trade in Exotic Species of Cultivated Plants.

5. 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 broken heart.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Most Seminoles speak what language?

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

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

5. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?

(see the answer key)

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