The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Seed

Tree

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

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Beech

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

Cambridge

Antartica

Wessex
4 What is the name of Nora's cat?
Hume

Voltaire

Nietzche

Socrates
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Melville

Emerson

Hawthorne

Thoreau
6 What does Nora teach?
Guitar lessons

Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Ravi

Joe

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

A painting

A tennis ball

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

England

New York

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

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Reynolds

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

Successful

Gentle

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her cousin

Her mother

Her brother

Her father
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Swims in a race

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Gives a speech
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora going for a jog

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Joe

Ash

Ravi

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

Supportive

Dull

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

Greg

Steven

Leo
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A heart condition

Starvation

Drowning

A car accident
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Hugo

Keri-Anne

Ingrid

Joe
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Puzzles

The Mazes

The Twists

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2020

2002

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Julio Cortazar

Cesar Aira

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

Anxious

Contemplative

Tense
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?
vision

business opportunity

possibilities

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Joe

Nora

Ryan

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