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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 is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?
(a) Lamina.
(b) Frond.
(c) Bract.
(d) Sheath.

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

3. How many acres make up the Fakahatchee Strand?
(a) 36,450.
(b) 63,000.
(c) 24,000.
(d) 143,775.

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

5. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Gremlin Orchid.
(b) Ghost Orchid.
(c) Poltergeist Orchid.
(d) Vampire Orchid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What killed most of Larouche's nursery stock after his car accident?

2. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?

3. When was Susan Orlean born?

4. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?

5. 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?

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