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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. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?
(a) Bog.
(b) Fen.
(c) Tundra.
(d) Swamp.

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

3. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Gremlin Orchid.
(b) Ghost Orchid.
(c) Poltergeist Orchid.
(d) Vampire Orchid.

4. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) New York.
(b) Massachusets.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Missouri.

5. At what strength did Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida?
(a) Category 3.
(b) Category 4.
(c) Category 5.
(d) Category 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?

4. Where was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

5. What did Laroche do at the nursery he took Susan to visit in Cloning the Ghost?

(see the answer key)

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