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. Oak

Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Elm

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

Wessex

Cambridge

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

Nietzche

Voltaire

Socrates
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Melville

Hawthorne

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?
Dan

Ravi

Joanna

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

A chessboard

A sword

A painting
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
New Zealand

New York

England

Australia
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Gosling

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Reynolds
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 cousin

Her brother

Her mother

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

Swims in a race

Gives a speech

Accepts an award
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Joe

Ash

Leo

Ravi
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Complacent

Unhappy

Supportive

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

Leo

Greg

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A car accident

A heart condition

Drowning

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

Joe

Keri-Anne

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

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes

The Twists
21 When was the novel published?
2002

2020

2021

2018
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Frightening

Contemplative

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

business opportunity

possibilities

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ryan

Ash

Nora

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