The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Tree

Root

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

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Beech

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

Cambridge

Antartica

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

Voltaire

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Melville

Thoreau

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?
Joe

Joanna

Dan

Ravi
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A tennis ball

A sword

A chessboard

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

New York

England

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

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Gosling

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

Adventurous

Successful

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her father

Her brother

Her cousin

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

Gives a speech

Accepts an award

Swims in a race
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora working at a music store

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Ravi

Ash

Leo

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

Supportive

Complacent

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

Michael

Leo

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

A heart condition

Starvation

Drowning
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Ingrid

Joe

Keri-Anne

Hugo
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Puzzles

The Twists

The Labyrinthes

The Mazes
21 When was the novel published?
2020

2018

2002

2021
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Cesar Aira

Jorge Luis Borges

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Contemplative

Tense

Frightening

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

vision

business opportunity

possibilities
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ash

Ryan

Nora

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