The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

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1 What is Nora's last name?

Tree

Seed

Branch

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?

Wessex

Cambridge

Bedford

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

Socrates

Nietzche

Voltaire

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Thoreau

Melville

Emerson

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?

Hiking lessons

Swimming lessons

Piano lessons

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

Joanna

Joe

Ravi

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

A sword

A painting

A chessboard

A tennis ball
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?

England

New York

New Zealand

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

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Seacrest

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

Gentle

Successful

Adventurous

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?

Her brother

Her cousin

Her father

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

Yell at a coach

Gives a speech

Accepts an award

Swims in a race
14 How does the novel begin?

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

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?

Complacent

Dull

Supportive

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

Greg

Leo

Steven

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?

A car accident

Drowning

Starvation

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 Twists

The Puzzles

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?

2020

2021

2002

2018
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jorge Luis Borges

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

Anxious

Frightening

Tense

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

possibilities

vision

business opportunity

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Joe

Nora

Ryan

Ash

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