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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nursery had Tom Fennell once owned?
(a) The Orchid Jungle.
(b) Orchids R Us.
(c) Orchids Inc.
(d) Amazing Orchids.

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

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

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

5. When did the government begin three Seminole "subjugation and removal efforts"?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1812.

6. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida occurred when someone stole prize-winning orchids worth how much from the R. F. Orchids shadehouse?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $658,000.
(d) $250,000.

7. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?
(a) 1250.
(b) 1290.
(c) 1324.
(d) 1200.

8. When was Osceola born?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1818.

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

10. What did Laroche move on to after leaving the plant world behind?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Windmills.
(c) Trains.
(d) Computers.

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

12. Kerry's Bromeliads houses how many bromeliads?
(a) 2.2 million.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 850,000.
(d) 1.4 million.

13. Where did Martin Motes drive to set up his display for the annual show in Fortunes?
(a) The Miami Convention Center.
(b) The Tampa Convention Center.
(c) The Tampa Arboretum.
(d) The Miami Mall.

14. What is the name of Lee Moore's wife?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Candy.
(d) Chady.

15. Susan marveled at Laroche's ability to do what with something obsessed over?
(a) Ignore it.
(b) Admire it.
(c) Abandon it.
(d) Hate it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nursery does Robert Fuchs own?

2. 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?

3. How many greenhouses in the Orchid Jungle were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew?

4. What is a tree native to Puebla, Mexico and classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel?

5. 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?

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