The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Seed

Tree

Root

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?
Bedford

Antartica

Cambridge

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

Socrates

Hume

Voltaire
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Emerson

Thoreau

Melville

Hawthorne
6 What does Nora teach?
Piano lessons

Guitar lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Joe

Joanna

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

A chessboard

A sword

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

Australia

New Zealand

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

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Reynolds

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

Perfect

Adventurous

Gentle
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her mother

Her brother

Her father

Her cousin
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 going for a jog

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora's cat dying

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

Leo

Ash

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

Complacent

Supportive

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

Greg

Steven

Leo
18 What kills Nora's cat?
A heart condition

A car accident

Starvation

Drowning
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Joe

Ingrid

Hugo

Keri-Anne
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Labyrinthes

The Twists
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2002

2018

2020
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Cesar Aira

Julio Cortazar

Jorge Luis Borges

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

Frightening

Anxious

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

idea

vision

possibilities
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Joe

Ryan

Nora

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