The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Seed

Tree

Root
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Oak

Mrs. Beech

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

Cambridge

Antartica

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

Socrates

Hume

Voltaire
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Melville

Emerson

Thoreau
6 What does Nora teach?
Guitar lessons

Piano lessons

Hiking lessons

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

Joe

Joanna

Ravi
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?
Australia

England

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?
Perfect

Successful

Adventurous

Gentle
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her brother

Her mother

Her father

Her cousin
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Gives a speech

Swims in a race

Yell at a coach

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

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora going for a jog
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Joe

Ash

Ravi

Leo
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Dull

Complacent

Unhappy

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

Greg

Steven

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

A car accident

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 Twists

The Mazes

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2002

2018

2021

2020
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

Tense

Frightening

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

idea

business opportunity

vision
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Joe

Nora

Ash

Ryan

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