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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Green Hell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?
(a) A news article.
(b) A letter from a friend.
(c) A short story.
(d) A police report.

2. Where was Susan Orlean born?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Cleveland, Ohio.
(d) Buffalo, New York.

3. What did Laroche do at the nursery he took Susan to visit in Cloning the Ghost?
(a) Took back some plants.
(b) Burned all the plants.
(c) Sold some orchids.
(d) Drowned the plants.

4. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1818-1858.
(b) 1828-1833.
(c) 1816-1838.
(d) 1822-1856.

5. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?
(a) Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park.
(b) Amelia Island State Park.
(c) Falling Waters State Park.
(d) Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

2. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?

3. Where did John Laroche grow up?

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

5. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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