The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?

Seed

Root

Tree

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

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Oak

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

Wessex

Cambridge

Bedford

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

Voltaire

Nietzche

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Melville

Thoreau

Hawthorne

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?

Piano lessons

Hiking lessons

Swimming lessons

Guitar 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 painting

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

New Zealand

Australia

England

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

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Reynolds

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

Perfect

Adventurous

Successful

Gentle
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?

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach

Swims in a race

Gives a speech
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

Leo

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?

Leo

Greg

Michael

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?

Starvation

A heart condition

A car accident

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

Ingrid

Hugo

Joe

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

The Labyrinthes

The Mazes

The Twists

The Puzzles
21 When was the novel published?

2002

2021

2018

2020
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges
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

vision

idea

possibilities
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Ryan

Nora

Ash

Joe

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