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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Press them.
(b) Cultivate them.
(c) Sell them.
(d) Clone them.

2. When was John Laroche born?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1956.

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

4. What is the name of the family in which snapping turtles belong?
(a) Neurankylidae.
(b) Osteopygis.
(c) Solemydidae.
(d) Chelydridae.

5. Where was Susan Orlean born?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Detroit, Michigan.
(d) Cleveland, Ohio.

6. Hollywood, Florida is just south of what city?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Palm Bay.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Miami.

7. When was Du Pont founded?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1902.

8. What refers to an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state, and is legally prohibited?
(a) Accident.
(b) Crime.
(c) Negligence.
(d) Judgement.

9. What type of orchid has a stem which grows from a single bud in which leaves are added from the apex each year, and the stem grows longer accordingly?
(a) Sympodial.
(b) Tripodial.
(c) Autopodial.
(d) Monopodial.

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

11. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1830.

12. John Laroche is introduced as being an eccentric person who is tall, skinny and handsome despite what?
(a) Missing his front teeth.
(b) Missing his left arm.
(c) Missing eight fingers.
(d) Missing an ear.

13. When was William Spencer Cavendish born?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1795.

14. What word refers to the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image or desire?
(a) Erratic.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Impulsive.
(d) Obsession.

15. Studies at what university encouraged Charles Darwin's passion for natural science?
(a) University of Cambridge.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Oxford University.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?

2. How many species are in the Bulbophyllum genus of orchids?

3. What did Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward put into a jar and then forget about it?

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

5. The International Orchid Register now has more than how many different types of orchids in their registry?

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