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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Orchid Fever, Susan writes that the international trade in orchids is more than how much per year?
(a) $2 billion.
(b) $10 billion.
(c) $200 million.
(d) $700 million.

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

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

4. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?
(a) Chinese water-spinach.
(b) German kraut plant.
(c) Japanese lettuce.
(d) Siberian onion.

5. There are over how many known species of orchids?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 42,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?

2. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?

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

4. Of what profession was Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward?

5. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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