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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. The first orchid to bloom in England was not collected by a professional hunter, but brought back by whom?
(a) A Quaker cloth merchant.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A Catholic preist.
(d) A Buddhist Monk.

3. How long does it take to determine whether cloning was effective in orchids?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 months
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 75 days.

4. How many species are in the Dendrobium genus of orchids?
(a) 1200.
(b) 657.
(c) 245.
(d) 825.

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1816-1838.
(b) 1828-1833.
(c) 1818-1858.
(d) 1822-1856.

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

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

8. From what university did Susan Orlean graduate?
(a) The University of Indiana.
(b) The University of Illinois.
(c) The University of Kentucky.
(d) The University of Michigan.

9. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1823.

10. What is the genus of the Ghost Orchid?
(a) Dendrophylax.
(b) Neobathiea.
(c) Campylocentrum.
(d) Harrisella.

11. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?
(a) Boryaceae.
(b) Asteliaceae.
(c) Iridaceae.
(d) Orchidaceae.

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

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

14. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?
(a) William Micholitz.
(b) Benedict Roezl.
(c) Tom Hart Dyke.
(d) Albert Millican.

15. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?
(a) Orchid seedlings.
(b) Susan's press pass.
(c) An expired coupon.
(d) A fake student identification card.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. There are over how many known species of orchids?

3. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?

4. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?

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

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