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

2. Pollination of the Ghost Orchid is done by what?
(a) The swamp hummingbird.
(b) The Florida jumping beetle.
(c) The giant orchid spider.
(d) The giant sphinx moth.

3. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Clone them.
(c) Cultivate them.
(d) Press them.

4. Most Seminoles speak what language?
(a) Ojibwe.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Chippewa.
(d) Mikasuki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was killed in the car accident John Laroche experienced?

2. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?

3. When was John Laroche born?

4. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?

5. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?

(see the answer key)

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