The Orchid Thief Test | Final Test - Easy

Susan Orlean
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The Orchid Thief Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One of the largest nurseries in south Florida, Kerry's Bromeliads houses over how many orchids?
(a) 950,000.
(b) 1.2 million.
(c) 3.6 million.
(d) 7.7 million.

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

4. Robert Fuchs is described as a tall, striking, handsome man who is both envied and disliked due to his what?
(a) Politics.
(b) Status.
(c) Genius.
(d) Temper.

5. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?
(a) Lee Moore.
(b) John Lindley.
(c) Robert Fuchs.
(d) Frank Smith.

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

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

8. Who named the Cattleya Orchid?
(a) John Lindley.
(b) Leonard Rosen.
(c) Billy Powell.
(d) Lee Moore.

9. The Florida Seminoles are descendants of the Yuchi, Creek and what tribe?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Algonquian.
(d) Cheyenne.

10. The owners of the Orchid Jungle won how much money in the Florida state lottery?
(a) 2.48 million.
(b) 6.76 million.
(c) 56 million.
(d) 124 million.

11. What is Lee Moore's profession, according to CITES and the US Government?
(a) Drug smuggler.
(b) Plant smuggler.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Fisherman.

12. Whose family had owned the Orchid Jungle before winning the lottery?
(a) Tom Fennell's.
(b) John McMurphy's.
(c) Francis Harrold's.
(d) Robert Callahan's.

13. Laroche's exile from the Fakahatchee Strand was extended how long by the court?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

14. What refers an immersed aquatic plant which originated in South America but has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States?
(a) Curly Pondweed.
(b) Milfoil.
(c) Pond Lily.
(d) Alligator Weed.

15. What kind of plants did Gary Zill own a good number of?
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Aloe.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Avocado.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who got into an altercation with Fuchs, accusing him of being favored by the judges and telling the others that Fuchs had tried to bribe him when he was a judge?

2. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?

3. Where was Osceola tricked and trapped on New Year's Day?

4. What was the name of Gary Zill's nursery?

5. What monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae?

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