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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took Susan for a hike along with two inmates from a work-release program of the Copeland Road Prison?
(a) Annette.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Rebecca.

2. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?
(a) Julian Rosen.
(b) Julius and Leonard Rosen.
(c) Rose Julian.
(d) Rose and Julius Rosen.

3. The collector of Ghost Orchids in Plant Crimes had the secret of putting the baby ghost orchids in what kind of tree?
(a) Mango.
(b) Plum.
(c) Orange.
(d) Cypress.

4. What time of smuggling did Lee Moore's wife regale when she met Susan?
(a) Post-WWI art phase.
(b) Nazi memorabilia phase.
(c) Pre-Benedectine art phase.
(d) Pre-Columbian art phase.

5. Susan learned that if an orchid breeder comes up with a good cross fertilization, they will get the monopoly in the market for how long?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

6. Chief Billy Bowlegs had traveled to Washington D. C. on horseback to attempt to repeal a law passed in 1853 that had made it illegal for a Seminole to do what?
(a) Marry a white woman.
(b) Carry a gun.
(c) Own land.
(d) Live in Florida.

7. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida happened in what year, according to the author in Plant Crimes?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1990.

8. Where did Susan meet nearly every other orchid grower she had met in Florida, including Martin Motes, Tom Fennell, Bob Fuchs, Frank Smith in Fortunes?
(a) The Central Florida Orchid Society Show.
(b) The South Florida Orchid Society Show.
(c) The Southeast Orchid Society Show.
(d) The North Florida Orchid Society Show.

9. How many greenhouses in the Orchid Jungle were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

10. What doctor separated Osceola's head from his body?
(a) Dr. Williams.
(b) Dr. Windsor.
(c) Dr. Weedon.
(d) Dr. Woolmont.

11. The circuit judge in Laroche's case fined the Seminole Indians how much each?
(a) $100.
(b) $350.
(c) $50.
(d) $500.

12. Where is Denise from in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Trinidad.

13. When was the Cattleya Orchid named?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1829.

14. How many plants called Elaine were to be dumped at Kerry's Bromeliads?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 5,000.

15. Where was Osceola tricked and trapped on New Year's Day?
(a) Forth Moultrie, South Carolina.
(b) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) Durham, North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Fuchs is described as a tall, striking, handsome man who is both envied and disliked due to his what?

2. What kind of plants did Gary Zill own a good number of?

3. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids which didn't die?

4. What apes in the family Hylobatidae are often smuggled into Florida?

5. The Florida Seminoles are descendants of the Yuchi, Creek and what tribe?

(see the answer keys)

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