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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Osceola's Head.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most Seminoles speak what language?
(a) Chippewa.
(b) Mikasuki.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Ojibwe.

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

3. Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather came across orchids while traveling through what town?
(a) Palm Beach, Florida.
(b) Homestead, Florida.
(c) Kissimmee, Florida.
(d) Boca Raton, Florida.

4. What woman famous in the orchid community for her touch with Ghost Orchids suffered a plant crime when someone mysteriously destroys the pods of some of her orchids?
(a) Susan Zarros.
(b) Wendy Jones.
(c) Diane Williams.
(d) Savilla Quick.

5. Orchids from seeds take a long time because many of the plants rarely form what?
(a) Cotyledons.
(b) Seed pods.
(c) Roots.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how long?

2. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?

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

4. What snake is also known as the water moccasin, swamp moccasin or black moccasin?

5. In Orchid Fever, Susan writes that the international trade in orchids is more than how much per year?

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