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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Mortal Occupation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?
(a) Self-pollination.
(b) They do not pollinate.
(c) Auto-polination.
(d) Cross-pollination.

3. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Savannah, Ga.
(d) Naples, Florida.

4. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1875.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Charles Darwin publish Fertilization of Orchids?

2. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?

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

4. 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?

5. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

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