The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Tree

Seed

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

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Beech

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

Bedford

Cambridge

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

Nietzche

Voltaire

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Melville

Emerson

Hawthorne

Thoreau
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

Piano lessons

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

Joanna

Joe

Dan
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

England

Australia

New York
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?
Perfect

Successful

Gentle

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her father

Her mother

Her brother

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

Swims in a race

Yell at a coach

Gives a speech
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora going for a jog

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora working at a music store
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Ravi

Ash

Joe

Leo
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?
Greg

Michael

Leo

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

A car accident

A heart condition

Drowning
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 Labyrinthes

The Twists

The Puzzles

The Mazes
21 When was the novel published?
2002

2018

2020

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar

Cesar Aira

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

Frightening

Anxious

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

possibilities

business opportunity

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Nora

Joe

Ryan

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