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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although it was illegal for Laroche to bring a plant out of the Fakahatchee, it was legal for who to do so?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Texans.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) His wife.

2. 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.

3. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?
(a) A short story.
(b) A letter from a friend.
(c) A news article.
(d) A police report.

4. When was Susan Orlean born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1951.

5. What park ranger did Susan meet in A Green Hell?
(a) Mike.
(b) Tony.
(c) Troy.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hollywood, Florida is just south of what city?

2. Orchids from seeds take a long time because many of the plants rarely form what?

3. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?

4. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?

5. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?

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