The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?

Tree

Branch

Seed

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Beech

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

Bedford

Cambridge

Antartica

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

Voltaire

Nietzche

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Hawthorne

Melville

Emerson

Thoreau
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

Joe

Joanna

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

A painting

A chessboard

A tennis ball

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

Australia

New Zealand

England

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Reynolds

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

Successful

Adventurous

Perfect

Gentle
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?

Her mother

Her brother

Her cousin

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

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Swims in a race

Gives a speech
14 How does the novel begin?

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora's cat dying

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?

Unhappy

Dull

Complacent

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

Leo

Steven

Greg

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?

A car accident

A heart condition

Starvation

Drowning
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?

Keri-Anne

Joe

Ingrid

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

The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Twists

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?

2020

2018

2002

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?

Tense

Anxious

Frightening

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

possibilities

business opportunity

idea

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Ash

Joe

Ryan

Nora

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