The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Tree

Seed

Root
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Elm
3 Where does Nora live in her original life?
Antartica

Cambridge

Wessex

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

Socrates

Hume

Nietzche
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Emerson

Thoreau

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Ravi

Joanna

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

A painting

A sword

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

New York

England

New Zealand
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Bailey

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

Gentle

Adventurous

Successful
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her cousin

Her father

Her brother

Her mother
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Gives a speech

Swims in a race

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora going for a jog

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

Joe

Ash

Ravi
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Unhappy

Complacent

Supportive

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

Greg

Steven

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Drowning

A car accident

A heart condition

Starvation
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Joe

Hugo

Ingrid

Keri-Anne
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes

The Puzzles
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2018

2020

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Contemplative

Frightening

Tense

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

business opportunity

vision

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Joe

Ryan

Nora

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