The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Tree

Seed

Root

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Elm

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

Wessex

Cambridge

Bedford
4 What is the name of Nora's cat?
Hume

Socrates

Nietzche

Voltaire
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Thoreau

Emerson

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Piano lessons

Swimming lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Joe

Joanna

Ravi
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

England

Australia

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

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Seacrest

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 cousin

Her mother

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

Yell at a coach

Swims in a race

Accepts an award
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

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

Ravi

Joe

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

Supportive

Dull

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

Michael

Leo

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

A heart condition

Drowning

A car accident
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 Twists

The Labyrinthes

The Puzzles

The Mazes
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2021

2002

2020
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Julio Cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Frightening

Contemplative

Tense

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

idea

possibilities

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ryan

Nora

Ash

Joe

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