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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. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?

2. When was Susan Orlean born?

3. What orchid hunter sent a telegram saying that the ship he was on had caught fire and was lost, yet Frederick Sander insisted he move on?

4. Pollination of the Ghost Orchid is done by what?

5. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did John Laroche reveal about his love of orchids in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

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

3. What demolished the remainder of Laroche's nursery before he worked for the Seminoles?

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

5. What does Susan remark about the power of orchids on people in Orchid Fever?

6. What scene did Laroche cause at a friend's nursery in Cloning the Ghost?

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

8. What did the judge concur after hearing Laroche at trial in The Millionaire's Hothouse? Where did Laroche take Susan afterward?

9. Describe orchid hunting. When did this activity begin?

10. What is the narrative point of view of the book? What is its tense and voice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the orchid trade during Victorian times is different than it is today? What dangers existed during that period? Are there dangers in hunting today?

Essay Topic 2

Describe John Laroche's car accident and the impact of Hurricane Andrew on Florida. When did Andrew hit?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Susan Orlean and John Laroche in the narrative. What similarities do they share? What differences?

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