The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Branch

Tree

Seed
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?
Wessex

Bedford

Cambridge

Antartica
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?
Hiking lessons

Piano lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Dan

Joanna

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

A painting

A tennis ball

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

England

New Zealand

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Bailey

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

Gentle

Perfect

Successful
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her brother

Her father

Her cousin

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

Swims in a race

Yell at a coach

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

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog
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

Steven

Leo

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A heart condition

Starvation

A car accident

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

Joe

Ingrid

Keri-Anne
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Twists

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2018

2021

2020

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Julio Cortazar

Cesar Aira

Jorge Luis Borges

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?
idea

vision

possibilities

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

Ryan

Joe

Nora

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