The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Tree

Branch

Seed

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Beech

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

Wessex

Antartica

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

Hume

Socrates

Nietzche
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Hawthorne

Melville

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?
Guitar lessons

Piano lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Joanna

Ravi

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

A painting

A sword

A chessboard
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
England

New Zealand

Australia

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

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Seacrest

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

Gentle

Successful

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her mother

Her cousin

Her brother

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

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Gives a speech
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?
Leo

Ravi

Joe

Ash
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?
Steven

Leo

Michael

Greg
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

Ingrid

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

The Puzzles

The Mazes

The Twists
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2018

2020

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

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

Frightening

Tense

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

idea

possibilities

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

Ryan

Joe

Nora

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