The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

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1 What is Nora's last name?

Branch

Tree

Seed

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

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Elm

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

Wessex

Antartica

Bedford

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

Nietzche

Voltaire

Socrates

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?

Thoreau

Melville

Hawthorne

Emerson
6 What does Nora teach?

Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

Guitar lessons

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

Joanna

Ravi

Dan

Joe
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?

A sword

A painting

A chessboard

A tennis ball
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?

England

Australia

New York

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

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Bailey

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

Gentle

Successful

Adventurous

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?

Her cousin

Her mother

Her brother

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

Accepts an award

Gives a speech

Swims in a race

Yell at a coach
14 How does the novel begin?

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora going for a jog

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?

Complacent

Dull

Unhappy

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

Michael

Steven

Greg

Leo
18 What kills Nora's cat?

A car accident

Drowning

A heart condition

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

Hugo

Joe

Keri-Anne

Ingrid
20 What is the name of Nora's band?

The Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes

The Puzzles
21 When was the novel published?

2018

2021

2020

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar

Cesar Aira

Jorge Luis Borges
23 What best describes the mood of the book?

Anxious

Tense

Contemplative

Frightening
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?

idea

business opportunity

vision

possibilities
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Nora

Ryan

Ash

Joe

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