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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 Lee Moore's profession, according to CITES and the US Government?
2. When did the government begin three Seminole "subjugation and removal efforts"?
3. What is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers?
4. The collector of Ghost Orchids in Plant Crimes had the secret of putting the baby ghost orchids in what kind of tree?
5. One of the most notorious plant crimes in Florida occurred when someone stole prize-winning orchids worth how much from the R. F. Orchids shadehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What orchid show did Susan attend in Fortunes? Who did she see there?
2. What is the history of the origin of the Seminole Indians? When had they largely moved from Florida?
3. Describe plant poaching in south Florida. What examples does Susan provide in Plant Crimes?
4. What decision did the judge reach in Laroche's case?
5. What plant smuggler did Susan meet in Barbecued Doves? What did his wife talk about?
6. Describe Robert Fuchs' family. When had they begun in the orchid business?
7. Who did Martin Motes take Susan to meet in Fortunes? What was Susan's impression?
8. What did Laroche do with the stolen orchids? What is revealed of them in The Good Life?
9. What nursery had the Fennells owned? Why had they closed it?
10. What are examples of things smuggled into Florida?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the orchid family. What makes orchids special and different from other plants and collectible flowers?
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 process of orchid cloning. When did orchid cloning begin? How has it evolved?
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