The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Root

Tree

Seed
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Cedar
3 Where does Nora live in her original life?
Wessex

Antartica

Bedford

Cambridge
4 What is the name of Nora's cat?
Voltaire

Nietzche

Hume

Socrates
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Melville

Hawthorne

Thoreau

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?
Hiking lessons

Swimming lessons

Guitar lessons

Piano lessons
7 Who does Nora own a pub with in her first alternative life?
Ravi

Joanna

Joe

Dan
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A chessboard

A sword

A tennis ball

A painting
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
Australia

New Zealand

New York

England
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Bailey

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling
11 What word is used to describe Nora's life as a competitive swimmer?
Gentle

Successful

Perfect

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her mother

Her cousin

Her brother

Her father
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Gives a speech

Swims in a race
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora working at a music store
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Leo

Ravi

Joe

Ash
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Dull

Unhappy

Supportive

Complacent
17 What is the name of Nora's piano student?
Leo

Michael

Steven

Greg
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Drowning

A heart condition

Starvation

A car accident
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Keri-Anne

Hugo

Joe

Ingrid
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes

The Puzzles
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2020

2002

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Julio Cortazar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Frightening

Contemplative

Tense

Anxious
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?
idea

possibilities

business opportunity

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ryan

Nora

Ash

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