The Orchid Thief Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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 B

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

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) Hundreds of acres.
(c) Thousands of acres.
(d) Millions of acres.

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

3. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Clone them.
(b) Press them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Cultivate them.

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

5. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?
(a) Agruments and opinions.
(b) Fun and joy.
(c) Ailments and pain.
(d) Wealth and stature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Laroche tell Susan he had first gotten into plants and horticulture?

3. When was Du Pont founded?

4. What refers to an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state, and is legally prohibited?

5. Where did John Laroche grow up?

(see the answer key)

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