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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?

2. What publication about orchids did Frederick Sander publish?

3. Where did the park ranger which Susan met in A Green Hell take her?

4. Where did Susan witness John Laroche's trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

5. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the first orchid bloomed in England? Who began the collecting craze?

2. What does an orchid do when pollinating? What are orchids' habitat?

3. Why had Laroche chosen orchids for cultivation? What did he begin with?

4. Where did Susan go after the orchid show in Miami in Cloning the Ghost?

5. Who was William Micholitz? What story is related of him?

6. How had Laroche gone about building a nursery for the Seminoles?

7. What knowledge did Laroche reveal while at an orchid show in Gorgeous? What did Susan learn there?

8. What did Susan think of Laroche after the orchid show in Gorgeous? What did he ask her?

9. Why were the Seminoles looking for someone to start a nursery?

10. What is special about the pollination of orchids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the fauna and flora of the Fakahatchee Strand. What dangerous animals must one be wary of in the swamps?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that the Ghost Orchid plays in the plot of Orlean's narrative. How does the elusive Ghost Orchid drive the author and narrator in her quest?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of obsession apply to "The Orchid Thief"? What symbols and metaphors support this theme?

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