The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Branch

Seed

Tree
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Cedar

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

Wessex

Cambridge

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

Socrates

Voltaire

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Melville

Thoreau

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?
Piano lessons

Hiking lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Joe

Ravi

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

A tennis ball

A sword

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

Australia

England

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

Ryan Bailey

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?
Yell at a coach

Swims in a race

Gives a speech

Accepts an award
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora going for a jog

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Joe

Ravi

Leo

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

Dull

Complacent

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

Steven

Michael

Leo
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A car accident

Starvation

Drowning

A heart condition
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Ingrid

Joe

Keri-Anne

Hugo
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Labyrinthes

The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Twists
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2020

2018

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Julio Cortazar

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jorge Luis Borges
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Anxious

Frightening

Contemplative

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

possibilities

idea

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ryan

Nora

Ash

Joe

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