The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Branch

Tree

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

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Beech

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

Wessex

Cambridge

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

Voltaire

Hume

Socrates
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Emerson

Thoreau

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Guitar lessons

Hiking lessons

Piano 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 painting

A tennis ball

A sword

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

Australia

New York

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling
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 cousin

Her father

Her mother

Her brother
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Yell at a coach

Accepts an award

Gives a speech

Swims in a race
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?
Ash

Leo

Ravi

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

Supportive

Dull

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

Leo

Michael

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

A heart condition

Drowning

Starvation
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Keri-Anne

Joe

Hugo

Ingrid
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Twists

The Labyrinthes

The Mazes

The Puzzles
21 When was the novel published?
2020

2002

2018

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

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

Tense

Frightening

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

idea

business opportunity

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ash

Ryan

Nora

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