The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Seed

Root

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

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Elm

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

Bedford

Antartica

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

Socrates

Voltaire

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Melville

Emerson

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?
Hiking lessons

Piano lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Ravi

Joe

Joanna
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?
New York

New Zealand

England

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Gosling

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

Gentle

Perfect

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her cousin

Her mother

Her father

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

Swims in a race

Yell at a coach

Accepts an award
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Joe

Leo

Ash

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

Complacent

Dull

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

Greg

Michael

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

Drowning

A heart condition

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

Hugo

Joe

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

The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Twists
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2020

2021

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

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Cesar Aira

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

Contemplative

Frightening

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

possibilities

idea

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Nora

Ash

Ryan

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