The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

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1 What is Nora's last name?

Branch

Tree

Seed

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Cedar

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

Cambridge

Antartica

Wessex

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

Socrates

Hume

Voltaire

Nietzche
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Hawthorne

Emerson

Thoreau

Melville
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?

Joe

Ravi

Dan

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

A painting

A tennis ball

A chessboard

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

Australia

New Zealand

New York

England
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?

Gentle

Adventurous

Perfect

Successful
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?

Her brother

Her mother

Her father

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

Gives a speech

Accepts an award

Swims in a race

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?

Joe

Ravi

Leo

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

Supportive

Unhappy

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?

Joe

Ingrid

Keri-Anne

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

The Puzzles

The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?

2002

2021

2018

2020
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?

Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges

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

Tense

Frightening

Contemplative

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

possibilities

idea

vision

business opportunity
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Ryan

Joe

Ash

Nora

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