The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?

Tree

Root

Branch

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Elm

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

Antartica

Cambridge

Bedford

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

Nietzche

Socrates

Voltaire

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Melville

Thoreau

Emerson

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?

Guitar lessons

Hiking lessons

Swimming lessons

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

Dan

Joe

Joanna

Ravi
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?

A tennis ball

A painting

A chessboard

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

New York

New Zealand

Australia

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

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Reynolds

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

Gentle

Perfect

Successful

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?

Her cousin

Her brother

Her mother

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 working at a music store

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?

Ash

Joe

Leo

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

Supportive

Complacent

Dull

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

Greg

Steven

Leo

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?

A heart condition

Starvation

Drowning

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

Keri-Anne

Hugo

Ingrid

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

The Mazes

The Twists

The Puzzles

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?

2018

2002

2020

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?

Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar
23 What best describes the mood of the book?

Frightening

Contemplative

Tense

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

possibilities

business opportunity

idea

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Joe

Ryan

Nora

Ash

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