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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gorgeous.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event had John Laroche attended which got him into plants and horticulture?
(a) The World Connellia Show.
(b) The World Bromeliad Show.
(c) The World Edmundoa Show.
(d) The World Orthophytum Show.

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

4. Who was killed in the car accident John Laroche experienced?
(a) His mother and uncle.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother and father.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John Laroche find out about the job working for the Seminoles?

2. How many species are in the Epidendrum genus of orchids?

3. How many species are in the Pleurothallis genus of orchids?

4. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?

5. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?

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