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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Kind of Direction.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Gary Zill's nursery?
(a) Gary's Glowing Orchids.
(b) Zill High Performance Plants.
(c) Zill's Best Orchids.
(d) Plant Master Orchids.

3. What is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object, derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone?
(a) Chamaephyte.
(b) Phanerophyte.
(c) Epiphyte.
(d) Cryptophyte.

4. John Laroche claimed his plan was to teach the Seminoles everything he knows about what?
(a) Cypress trees.
(b) The swamp.
(c) Nature.
(d) Botany.

5. Of what profession was Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward?
(a) Ship Captain.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

2. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?

3. When did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

4. What is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae?

5. What refers to a trait that is shared by two or more taxa and their most recent common ancestor, whose ancestor in turn does not possess the trait?

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