The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?

Root

Branch

Seed

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

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Elm

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

Cambridge

Antartica

Bedford

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

Socrates

Voltaire

Hume

Nietzche
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Thoreau

Hawthorne

Melville

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?

Guitar lessons

Hiking lessons

Piano lessons

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

Joe

Dan

Ravi

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

A chessboard

A tennis ball

A sword

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

New York

Australia

New Zealand

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling
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 mother

Her brother

Her cousin

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

Yell at a coach

Accepts an award

Swims in a race

Gives a speech
14 How does the novel begin?

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora going for a jog

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

Leo

Ash

Joe

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

Dull

Supportive

Complacent

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

Greg

Leo

Michael

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?

Drowning

Starvation

A heart condition

A car accident
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?

Joe

Hugo

Keri-Anne

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

The Puzzles

The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?

2021

2002

2018

2020
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?

Contemplative

Frightening

Anxious

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

idea

possibilities

vision

business opportunity
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Ryan

Joe

Nora

Ash

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