The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Tree

Seed

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

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Oak

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?
Hawthorne

Emerson

Thoreau

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Piano lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Ravi

Dan

Joe
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A sword

A chessboard

A tennis ball

A painting
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
Australia

New York

England

New Zealand
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling

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

Perfect

Gentle

Successful
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her brother

Her mother

Her cousin

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

Gives a speech

Yell at a coach

Swims in a race
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?
Ravi

Leo

Ash

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

Complacent

Supportive

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

Leo

Michael

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

A car accident

Drowning

A heart condition
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 Puzzles

The Mazes

The Twists

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2020

2021

2018

2002
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?
Anxious

Contemplative

Frightening

Tense
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?
vision

possibilities

idea

business opportunity
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Nora

Joe

Ryan

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