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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 parts of the Ghost Orchid did Susan and her park ranger friend see in A Green Hell?

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

3. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?

4. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Susan arrive to watch Laroche's trial? What did he reveal of his plans?

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

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

4. Where had John Laroche first been inspired to grow plants?

5. Why did the park ranger tell Susan he believes people strive to see the Ghost Orchid?

6. How many species of orchids are there? How are they named?

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

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

9. What is special about the pollination of orchids?

10. Why did Susan decide to go into the Fakahatchee Strand in A Green Hell? How did she feel entering it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of Indian Reservations in the United States. How many tribes signed with the U.S. for land and assets? Did the Seminole?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the figure of John Laroche. When was Laroche's trial in Florida? How old is Laroche?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the international orchid trade. When did the international orchid trade begin? Is it regulated? How?

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