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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 did Susan meet nearly every other orchid grower she had met in Florida, including Martin Motes, Tom Fennell, Bob Fuchs, Frank Smith in Fortunes?

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

3. What woman famous in the orchid community for her touch with Ghost Orchids suffered a plant crime when someone mysteriously destroys the pods of some of her orchids?

4. When was Osceola born?

5. Where was Osceola tricked and trapped on New Year's Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the beginning history of the Fakahatchee Strand described in The Good Life.

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

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

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

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

6. What plant smuggler did Susan meet in Barbecued Doves? What did his wife talk about?

7. What are examples of things smuggled into Florida?

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

9. What did Susan envy about the orchid growers and collectors in Fortunes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of orchid cloning. When did orchid cloning begin? How has it evolved?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and work of Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward. How did Ward's work change the plant-shipping industry?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the world of contemporary plant and orchid collecting. How many orchid collectors are there today? Has this changed considerably?

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