1 Who wrote Before the Coffee Gets Cold? Toshikazu Kawaguchi Geoffrey Trousselot Haruki Murakami Kazuo Ishiguru 2 In what language was Before the Coffee Gets Cold originally written? Japanese French Korean Chinese 3 What form does Before the Coffee Gets Cold take? TV series Short story Personal essay Novel 4 How many parts is the book divided into? Three Two Six Four 5 In what country is the book set? Canada Japan China Korea 6 In what city is the book set? Hong Kong Beijing Kyoto Tokyo 7 Who is the protagonist of the book's first part? Fumiko Nagare Hirai Goro 8 Who narrates Before the Coffee Gets Cold? The author Kazu An unnamed third-person narrator An unnamed first-person narrator 9 In what year was Before the Coffee Gets Cold published in English? 1990 2019 1984 2001 10 What was Before the Coffee Gets Cold adapted from? A TV series A feature film A personal essay A stage play 11 Where do the events of the novel unfold? A convenience store A basement cafe A rooftop restaurant A shopping mall atrium 12 What is the name of the business that serves as the book's setting? Watson's Goro Goro 7-Eleven Funiculi Funicula 13 What does Fumiko expect Goro's "serious conversation" to be about? She believes he has another lover She believes he has cancer She believes he has gotten a raise She believes he will ask her to marry him 14 What is the actual substance of Goro's "serious conversation"? He has another lover He has lost his job He is leaving Fumiko to pursue his dream job in America He has been diagnosed with dementia 15 What does "sepia hue" mean? Bright yellow color Reddish-brown color Black and white None of these 16 What is the source of the "CLANG-DONG" sound that often interrupts the narrative? The cafe's doorbell The cafe's phone The wall clock chiming on the hour and half-hour The convenience store's doorbell 17 How many clocks are on the walls of the cafe? One Fifty Three Two 18 "Her upper body flopped ... like a deflating balloon" is an example of what literary device? Metonymy Foreshadowing Metaphor Simile 19 What is Fumiko's career in? She directs a medical IT firm She is a nurse She is an opera singer None of these 20 How much younger is Goro than Fumiko? Three years Thirteen years One year He is actually ten years her senior 21 Who pours the coffee for people who wish to time travel? Kei Nagare The ghost woman Kazu 22 Why does Fumiko have to wait for the ghost woman to go to the bathroom? The ghost curses anyone who tries to time travel Time travel is only possible from the ghost's seat The ghost flushing the toilet is what triggers the time vortex Fumiko is afraid of the ghost 23 Who owns the cafe? Kazu Fumiko Miki Nagare 24 What rule about time travel in the cafe leads people to dismiss it as futile? Your clothes don't travel with you, leading to embarrassment in the past Nothing you do in the past can affect the present You can't speak once you're in the past The likelihood of death makes it extremely risky 25 What does Fumiko hear Goro say when she is in the past? He admits he has a wife in America He asks her to wait three years for him to return He agrees to not pursue his dream He admits he has a boyfriend