The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Tree

Seed

Root

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

Antartica

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

Nietzche

Voltaire

Socrates
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Melville

Emerson

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Piano lessons

Guitar lessons

Hiking 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

Australia

England
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Bailey

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Gosling

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

Adventurous

Perfect

Successful
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her mother

Her cousin

Her father

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

Gives a speech

Accepts an award

Yell at a coach
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora's cat dying

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora going for a jog

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

Ash

Joe

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

Unhappy

Complacent

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

Greg

Steven

Michael
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

Drowning

A car accident

A heart condition
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Ingrid

Keri-Anne

Hugo

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

The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2020

2018

2021

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Anxious

Frightening

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

possibilities

business opportunity

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ash

Nora

Ryan

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