Quiz Bring Me Your Midnight Rachel Griffin

Bring Me Your Midnight: 20-Question Quiz

Test your knowledge of Rachel Griffin's Bring Me Your Midnight with this comprehensive 20-question quiz. Questions span the entire novel, from key plot events to character motivations, symbols, and big-picture themes. Each question is either multiple-choice or short-answer. When you finish, check the answer key below for explanations.

Quiz Questions

Plot & Sequence (Questions 1–8)

  1. Multiple Choice: Where does Tana first see a moonflower?
    A) In her garden
    B) In the sea
    C) At the perfumery
    D) In the woods

  2. Short Answer: What event forces the coven to speed up Tana's engagement to Landon?

  3. Multiple Choice: Who teaches Tana high magic?
    A) Ivy
    B) Her mother
    C) Wolfe
    D) Galen

  4. Short Answer: What creature does Tana use in the life-transference spell to save Ivy?

  5. Multiple Choice: Where does the hidden old coven live?
    A) On a separate island
    B) In a spelled manor on the Witchery
    C) On the mainland
    D) Under the sea

  6. Short Answer: What does Tana do at the Covenant Ball that breaks her from the coven?

  7. Multiple Choice: How does Tana lose her memories of Wolfe?
    A) A memory-erasing tea
    B) A dark spell
    C) A potion from Ivy
    D) A curse from her mother

  8. Short Answer: What does Wolfe give Tana in the final chapter as a symbol of his love?

Character Motivation (Questions 9–13)

  1. Multiple Choice: Why does Tana agree to marry Landon at the beginning of the novel?
    A) She loves him
    B) To secure the coven's protection from mainland prejudice
    C) Her mother forces her
    D) She wants to leave the Witchery

  2. Short Answer: What motivates Wolfe to teach Tana high magic when they first meet at the shore?

  3. Multiple Choice: Why does Ivy agree to help Tana meet Wolfe after the memory erasure?
    A) She still believes in their love
    B) She regrets her role in the erasure
    C) Tana's mother orders her
    D) She wants to learn dark magic

  4. Short Answer: Why does Tana's mother lie about moonflowers being lethal to witches?

  5. Multiple Choice: Why does Landon agree to blame himself for the broken engagement at the Covenant Ball?
    A) He fears Tana's mother
    B) He still cares for Tana
    C) He is forced by the council
    D) He plans to marry someone else

Theme & Symbol (Questions 14–17)

  1. Multiple Choice: What does the moonflower primarily symbolize in the novel?
    A) Death
    B) Forbidden knowledge and suppressed history
    C) Eternal love
    D) Pure magic

  2. Short Answer: What does the sea glass from Landon represent in Tana's journey?

  3. Multiple Choice: The recurring phrase "Your weakness will ensure your doom" (from chapter 6) is associated with which motif?
    A) Coven loyalty
    B) Fear of mainlanders
    C) Witch persecution history
    D) Personal sacrifice

  4. Short Answer: In chapter 43, what does Tana realize about her relationship with the sea?

Synthesis (Questions 18–20)

  1. Short Answer: How does Tana's understanding of "dark magic" change throughout the novel?

  2. Multiple Choice: Which character most fully represents the theme of duty versus desire?
    A) Tana
    B) Wolfe
    C) Ivy
    D) Landon

  3. Short Answer: In what way does the novel critique the idea of sacrifice for the greater good?

Answer Key

Plot & Sequence

  1. B – In the sea. In chapter 2, Tana spots a moonflower floating in the ocean near the Witchery shore.
  2. A dock fire set by an anti-witch mainlander. The fire, mentioned in chapter 1, escalates prejudice and pushes the alliance timeline forward.
  3. C – Wolfe. He teaches her high magic in chapter 10 after she misses the rush.
  4. A nighthawk. In chapter 24, Tana uses a nighthawk as the vessel for the life-transference spell.
  5. B – In a spelled manor on the Witchery. Wolfe takes Tana there through an ocean current in chapter 21; the manor is hidden by a protection spell.
  6. She chooses the crystal bowl of water over the copper bowl of blood. In chapter 39, this choice formally breaks her from the coven.
  7. A – A memory-erasing tea. Ivy helps prepare the tea (chapter 29), and Tana drinks it willingly.
  8. A field of moonflowers he grew for her. In chapter 43, Wolfe reveals the moonflower garden he planted as a testament to his love.

Character Motivation

  1. B – To secure the coven's protection from mainland prejudice. Tana accepts the arranged marriage as duty, even though she longs for personal freedom (chapter 1).
  2. He wants her to know she survived only because of the magic her coven taught her to hate. In chapter 9, Wolfe says this directly after refusing to help her with a rush.
  3. B – She regrets her role in the erasure. In chapter 35, Ivy confesses she feels guilty and wants to make amends.
  4. To control the coven's magic and maintain the new order. Tana learns in chapter 21 that her mother and the council added moonflower oil to the water supply for generations, limiting magic to low power.
  5. B – He still cares for Tana. In chapter 39, Landon agrees to take the blame because he honors her choice and wants to protect her.

Theme & Symbol

  1. B – Forbidden knowledge and suppressed history. Moonflowers represent the coven's hidden past and the truth about high magic (chapters 9, 21).
  2. Stability, honesty, and the promise of a safe but passionless life. Landon gives Tana rough sea glass in chapter 4; she keeps it as a token of his straightforward devotion.
  3. C – Witch persecution history. The phrase echoes earlier lines about the danger mainlanders posed, reminding Tana of her ancestors' fear (chapter 6).
  4. The sea belongs to her, not the other way around. In chapter 43, Tana states, "The sea belongs to me," affirming her newfound power and belonging.

Synthesis

  1. Tana initially believes dark magic is evil and fatal, but through Wolfe she learns it is simply powerful magic that the coven suppressed with lies. Practicing it feels natural and right to her, forcing her to reject the coven's teachings.
  2. A – Tana. She is the central character torn between her duty to the coven and her desire for freedom, Wolfe, and high magic.
  3. The novel shows that forced sacrifice for the greater good – like the coven giving up high magic to be accepted – creates ecological harm, lies, and personal unhappiness. Tana's final choice to pursue her own happiness suggests that true well‑being cannot be built on self‑denial.

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