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