Dead Stop Quiz

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Why does Clyde alert on the kiln in the cement factory? (from What Came Home With Him — Day One: Chapters 1 - 4)

Clyde alerted because there was a bomb inside the kiln.

Clyde alerted because Lucy was inside the kiln.

Clyde alerted because there were drugs inside the kiln.

Clyde alerted because there were two dead bodies inside the kiln.

Why does Parnell consider putting the picture of Ben's family on his hospital nightstand facedown? (from Day One: Chapters 14 - 16 — Day Two: Chapters 17 - 18)

Parnell feels guilty when she looks at Lucy's face.

Parnell believes it might be painful for this to be the first thing that Ben sees when he wakes.

Parnell does not want to look at the faces of the recently deceased.

Samantha's ghost asks Parnell to move the picture.

Why did Samantha sometimes wonder if her husband, Ben, had come home from war at all? (from What Came Home With Him — Day One: Chapters 1 - 4)

Samantha thought Ben had not really come home from war because he ignored her and the children in favor of drinking.

Samantha sometimes thought Ben had not really come home from war because all he wanted to talk about was war.

Samantha sometimes thought Ben had not really come home from war because of the faraway look he sometimes got in his eyes.

Samantha sometimes thought Ben had not really come home from war because his mood seemed so different.

Why did Jill think that Hiram approached her at Raya's funeral? (from Day Two: Chapters 19 - 22)

Hiram wanted to convey his condolences.

Hiram wanted Jill to get more information for him.

Hiram wanted to know if Jill was interested in an affair.

Jill thinks that Hiram wanted to find out what she knew about Raya.

Why did Roman decide to kill Hiram all of Hiram's family? (from Day Two: Chapters 23 - 27)

Roman learned from Lancing Tate that he was Hiram's son.

Roman had been planning his attack on the Davenports for years after he learned how little money Hiram was giving his grandmother.

Roman learned from Lancing Tate that Hiram killed his mother.

Roman's grandmother, Esta, told him he needed to get revenge on Raya's death by killing Hiram's family.