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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 is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?
(a) Azaconazole.
(b) Benomyl.
(c) Diclomezine.
(d) Orysastrobin.

2. Where was John Laroche accused of stealing orchids from in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Stevenson Bog.
(b) Bauxahatchee Preserve.
(c) Trilahasee Marsh.
(d) Fakahatchee Strand.

3. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?
(a) Between May and August.
(b) Between June and August.
(c) Between December and April.
(d) Between May and September.

4. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?
(a) His father.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?

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