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

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

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

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

6. What is a tree native to Puebla, Mexico and classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel?
(a) Avocado.
(b) Almond.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Cashew.

7. What company had begun logging the Fakahatchee Strand for cypress trees in the 1950s?
(a) Steven's Timber Company.
(b) The Lee Tidewater Cypress Company.
(c) Jones Forestry Inc.
(d) John Smith Swamp Logging.

8. 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) Pond Lily.
(c) Alligator Weed.
(d) Milfoil.

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

10. What company did Laroche go on to start after leaving the plant world behind?
(a) Flower Kingdom.
(b) NetRunner.
(c) Computer Depot.
(d) Car Corral.

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

12. At the South Florida Orchid Society in Fortunes, Susan calculated that there were roughly how much money worth of flowers?
(a) $24 million.
(b) $34 million.
(c) $40 million.
(d) $4 million.

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

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

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

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 refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?

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

4. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how many pounds?

5. Martin Motes was described by Susan Orlean as a recovering what?

(see the answer keys)

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