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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parts of the Ghost Orchid did Susan and her park ranger friend see in A Green Hell?
(a) Pollen.
(b) Roots.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Flowers.

2. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?
(a) Orchidaceae.
(b) Asteliaceae.
(c) Boryaceae.
(d) Iridaceae.

3. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?
(a) Missing his front teeth.
(b) Missing an ear.
(c) Missing his left arm.
(d) Missing eight fingers.

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

5. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?
(a) Diamondback Rattlesnake.
(b) Sidewinder.
(c) Pacific Rattlesnake.
(d) Rock Rattlesnake.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?

2. What event had John Laroche attended which got him into plants and horticulture?

3. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?

4. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?

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

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