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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Alligator Weed.
(b) Pond Lily.
(c) Curly Pondweed.
(d) Milfoil.

2. What was the name of Gary Zill's nursery?
(a) Gary's Glowing Orchids.
(b) Zill High Performance Plants.
(c) Plant Master Orchids.
(d) Zill's Best Orchids.

3. How many square feet of greenhouse makes up Kerry's Bromeliads?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 329,000.

4. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?
(a) German kraut plant.
(b) Chinese water-spinach.
(c) Japanese lettuce.
(d) Siberian onion.

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

6. One of Tom Fennell's neighbors had bell peppers worth how much money stolen from his fields?
(a) $35,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $5,000.

7. What was the name of Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather?
(a) Charles.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Michael.
(d) Robert.

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

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

10. What nursery does Robert Fuchs own?
(a) Fuchs Nurseries.
(b) R. F. Orchids.
(c) Robbie's Orchids.
(d) Rob's Orchids.

11. Where did Susan go to hear Martin Motes speak in Plant Crimes?
(a) The Orchid Society of Tallahassee.
(b) The Orchid Society of Palm Beach.
(c) The Orchid Society of Jacksonville.
(d) The Orchid Society of Key West.

12. What genus of plants were brought to south Florida as an ornamental landscape plant from Australia?
(a) Melaleuca.
(b) Stemona.
(c) Pentastemona.
(d) Croomia.

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

14. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids which didn't die?
(a) Put them in pots.
(b) Glued them to trees.
(c) Hid them.
(d) Sold them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Denise to Motes Orchids in Anyone Can Grow Orchids?

2. What is the name of Lee Moore's wife?

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

4. How much did the circuit judge fine Laroche in his case?

5. 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?

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