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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the circuit judge fine Laroche in his case?
(a) $250.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $5,500.
(d) $500.

2. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?
(a) Wekiwa Springs Loop Trail.
(b) The Appalachian Trail.
(c) Naples Park Nature Trail.
(d) The Tamiami Trail.

3. 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.

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

5. What monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae?
(a) Squirrel Monkeys.
(b) Wooly Monkeys.
(c) Capuchins.
(d) Owl Monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the South Florida Orchid Society in Fortunes, Susan calculated that there were roughly how much money worth of flowers?

2. At the height of his smuggling days, Lee Moore had his own plane, two Lincoln Continentals, a large house and how much money in the bank?

3. Who named the Cattleya Orchid?

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

5. When was Osceola born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Gulf American Company sell?

2. What nursery had the Fennells owned? Why had they closed it?

3. What orchid show did Susan attend in Fortunes? Who did she see there?

4. What did Motes teach Susan about orchid breeding and monopolies?

5. What decision did the judge reach in Laroche's case?

6. Describe Robert Fuchs' family. When had they begun in the orchid business?

7. What are examples of things smuggled into Florida?

8. What was the result of many poachers taking plants from swamps in south Florida?

9. What giant nursery did Tom Fennell take Susan to? What did they see there?

10. Where did Susan go to hear Martin Motes speak? Who did she meet there?

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