The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Tree

Root

Branch

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Elm

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

Cambridge

Antartica

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

Socrates

Nietzche

Voltaire
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Thoreau

Emerson

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Guitar lessons

Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Ravi

Dan

Joanna
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A painting

A chessboard

A tennis ball

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?
Successful

Adventurous

Gentle

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her cousin

Her father

Her brother

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

Accepts an award

Swims in a race

Gives a speech
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora's cat dying

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?
Supportive

Dull

Complacent

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

Leo

Michael

Steven
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

Drowning

A heart condition

A car accident
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Keri-Anne

Ingrid

Joe

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

The Twists

The Puzzles

The Mazes
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2020

2002

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

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Cesar Aira

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?
vision

business opportunity

possibilities

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Nora

Ryan

Ash

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