The Wildflowers Series Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Misty", "Star", "Jade", "Cat", "Into the Garden"

The first four novels are about each girl in a group therapy session, discussing the way their lives have been affected by their parents' divorce. "Into the Garden" is the story of the four girls coming together as friends.

Answer: Cat

Cat tells of the struggle with fitting in with her new friends, as well as dealing with Geraldine's death, and her father stalking her.

Answer: Orphans With Parents

All of the "Wildflowers" feel as though they are orphans, even though their parents are still alive.

Answer: Star

Star's father left when she was very young. She and her younger brother Rodney were forced to live with their alcoholic mother in a small apartment. Since their mother was rarely home and couldn't keep a job, they were eventually sent to live with their grandmother where they were happy.

Answer: Misty

Misty's parents divorced during her teen years. They constantly fought over money and her mother often had meetings with her friends to discuss how much they hated men.

Answer: Cat

Poor Cat never knew she was adopted until her parents divorced. Her mother was obsessed with cleanliness and avoiding nudity. Cat felt she never fit in anywhere and was deceived by her father's kindness.

Answer: Jade

Jade's parents used her to hurt each other during the custody battle. They fought over her and manipulated her into making the right decision about whom to live with. As a result, her grades suffered and she sought refuge in an Internet pal, who met her and nearly killed her.

Answer: Beverlies

Both Misty and Jade lived in Beverly Hills. Jade's parents were very rich. Misty's had money but were not near as rich as Jade's. Cat's parents were middle class, and Star's family was very poor.

Answer: Ankle

Cat had been in the attic looking for evidence about her past. When Geraldine found her there, she closed the door and took away the ladder. Cat felt that she had to jump and ended up breaking her ankle and having to wear a large cast.

Answer: Poison

The girls found Geraldine dead in the living room and decided to bury her in the backyard so that Cat wouldn't have to be sent to a foster home. They had thought that she died of a natural causes. They later found out that Geraldine's ex-husband (Cat's father) had exchanged some of her herbal supplements with poison pills so that he could get back to Cat.