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. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?
(a) 100 acres.
(b) Millions of acres.
(c) Thousands of acres.
(d) Hundreds of acres.

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

3. 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) A broken heart.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Execution.
(d) Drowning.

4. When was Susan Orlean born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1950.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Seminole Wars take place?

2. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?

3. Where did John Laroche grow up?

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

5. Where was Susan Orlean born?

(see the answer key)

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