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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. Where was Osceola born?

2. Whose family had owned the Orchid Jungle before winning the lottery?

3. 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?

4. In what neighborhood of Miami does Lee Moore live?

5. When did Robert Fuchs begin growing orchids professionally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tom Fennell say of Laroche's plan with the Ghost Orchid?

2. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids? What is revealed of them in The Good Life?

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

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

5. What did the Gulf American Company sell?

6. Who did Martin Motes take Susan to meet in Fortunes? What was Susan's impression?

7. What is the only way into the Fakahatchee Strand? How was the road built?

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

9. What does CITES stand for? What conflict do people have about CITES' regulations?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the biology and history of the Ghost Orchid. How many Ghost Orchids are found in nurseries today?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Frederick Sander, Benedict Roezl and William Micholitz and orchid hunting in the Victorian era. What defined the Victorian era?

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