The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Tree

Root

Seed

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

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Beech

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

Wessex

Bedford

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

Nietzche

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Melville

Hawthorne

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?
Piano lessons

Hiking 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 painting

A sword

A chessboard

A tennis ball
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 Seacrest

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Gosling

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

Perfect

Successful

Adventurous
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her mother

Her father

Her cousin

Her brother
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Accepts an award

Swims in a race

Gives a speech

Yell at a coach
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora working at a music store
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Leo

Ravi

Ash

Joe
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?
Michael

Steven

Leo

Greg
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Drowning

Starvation

A heart condition

A car accident
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Hugo

Ingrid

Keri-Anne

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

The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2002

2021

2020

2018
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Cesar Aira

Jorge Luis Borges

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

Contemplative

Frightening

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

vision

idea

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

Ash

Ryan

Joe

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