The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Root

Seed

Tree

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

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Cedar

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

Bedford

Antartica

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

Socrates

Hume

Nietzche
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Thoreau

Emerson

Melville

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?
Piano lessons

Swimming lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Dan

Ravi

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

A chessboard

A painting

A sword
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
England

New Zealand

Australia

New York
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Gosling

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

Perfect

Successful

Gentle
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her father

Her mother

Her brother

Her cousin
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 working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora going for a jog

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm
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?
Supportive

Unhappy

Complacent

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

Leo

Michael

Greg
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

A car accident

A heart condition

Drowning
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 Labyrinthes

The Puzzles

The Twists

The Mazes
21 When was the novel published?
2020

2002

2021

2018
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Cesar Aira

Jorge Luis Borges

Julio Cortazar

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Anxious

Contemplative

Tense

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

vision

possibilities

idea
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Ryan

Nora

Ash

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