How well do you know the DEAD IS series?

Take this quiz to find out!

1. What are Nightshade High’s school colors?

a. black and red
b. red and white
c. purple and pink

2. What is the first song the jukebox plays in Dead Is the New Black, and
who is it in reference to?
a. “Big Mouth Strikes Again” by the Smiths—Penny
b. “Heartbreaker” by Pat Benatar—Samantha
c. “Here Comes Your Man” by the Pixies—Ryan

3. Where did Daisy and Ryan’s first kiss take place?

a. under the stairs at school
b. at the morgue
c. on Daisy’s front porch

4. What is Nightshade’s school mascot?

a. sea monster
b. slug
c. squid
5. Which of the following is not one of Samantha’s accessories when she sports
her goth look?
a. wheelie backpack coffin
b. ankh pendant
c. pink skull bikini

6. What activity did young Daisy enjoy but had to give up?
a. cooking
b. gymnastics
c. fortunetelling

7. The hooded figure at the Nightshade City Council whom Daisy calls Skull is
actually
a. Chief Mendez
b. Slim
c. Mort Bone

8. Which character wears a cowboy hat?

a. Cassandra Morris
b. Officer Denton
c. Beatrice Tray

9. What song is played by both Lil the jukebox and the band Side Effects May Vary?
a. “Walking with a Ghost ” by Tegan and Sara
b. “Leader of the Pack” by the Shangri-Las
c. “Rock ’n’ Roll High School” by the Ramones
10. Daisy first discovered her psychic powers while
a. playing Frisbee
b. making dinner
c. making out with Ryan

11. Ryan’s eyes are

a. green and intense
b. blue and glassy
c. amber and eerie

12. In moments of stress or anger, Daisy’s psychic powers sometimes get

out of control. Which of the following is not something Daisy caused to
happen?
a. a bag of popcorn kernels exploding
b. the contents of a candy dish shooting into the air
c. the phone flying out of Poppy’s hand

13. What is the name of the boutique where Sam works?

a. Tete de Mort
b. Ye Olde Coffin Shoppe
c. Shifters R Us

14. Gage’s ghost haunts

a. the Eternal Rest Room
b. the Tranquility Room
c. Poppy’s bedroom
15. The Giordano girls break into which teacher’s house?
a. Mr. Krayson’s
b. Miss Foster’s
c. Mr. Davis’s

16. Two of Daisy’s favorite treats are

a. milk and cookies
b. chocolate and coffee
c. celery and peanut butter

17. What gift does Ryan give Daisy for her seventeenth birthday?
a. a gold locket that once belonged to his mother
b. an ankh bracelet
c. a kitten

18. Samantha’s dad looks like which movie star?

a. Tom Hanks
b. Robert Pattinson
c. George Clooney

19. Who was Penny’s junior prom date?

a. Duke Sherrard
b. Wolfgang Paxton
c. Tyler Diaz
20. Where did Daisy vacation with her mother, grandmother, and sisters the
summer after her junior year?
a. Romania
b. Italy
c. The Jersey Shore

21. When she returns from vacation, Daisy is surprised to find her boyfriend
has more
a. facial hair
b. muscles
c. money

22. Which slogan cannot be found on any of Flo’s T-shirts:

a. “I LIKE CHILDREN—FRIED.”—W.C. FIELDS.
b. WOMEN WHO PAY THEIR OWN RENT DON’T HAVE TO BE
NICE
c. NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR

23. A doppelganger of which Nightshade resident is in a cage at the city

council meeting?
a. Miss McBennett from the post office
b. Mrs. Wilder, elderly matriarch of the Wilder clan
c. Mrs. Mason from Daisy’s mom’s garden club
24. Daisy gives cooking lessons to
a. Poppy
b. Nicholas Bone
c. Natalie Mason

25. Which movie did Rose watch over and over when she and Nicholas broke
up?
a. Truly, Madly, Deeply
b. An American Werewolf in London
c. House of Dracula

26. From whom does Daisy first hear the gossip that her father is back in
town?
a. Penny
b. Samantha
c. Slim

27. Rose’s summer job with Dr. Franken requires her to visit many
a. farms
b. bakeries
c. nuclear power plants

28. Ryan and Sean get into a fight during a game of

a. football
b. baseball
c. Scrabble
Answers:
1. b; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. c; 6. b; 7. c; 8. a; 9. c; 10. b; 11. a; 12. c; 13.
a; 14. b; 15. c; 16. b; 17. a; 18. c; 19. a; 20. b; 21. b; 22. c; 23. a;
24. c; 25. b; 26. a; 27. b; 28. c

Lil says:
24 –28 correct: “Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco
You know Nightshade so well, you might as well be on the
Nightshade City Council!

18 –23 correct: “Wonderful” by Adam Ant

You could be a resident of Nightshade. See you at Slim’s!

12 –17 correct: “Somewhere Around Midnight” by Airborne Toxic Event

You're ready for a little midnight mayhem. Keep reading!

11 or fewer correct: “Borderline” by Madonna

Just like Daisy, you need a little practice!