1 Who wrote Before the Coffee Gets Cold? Geoffrey Trousselot Kazuo Ishiguru Haruki Murakami Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2 In what language was Before the Coffee Gets Cold originally written? French Japanese Chinese Korean 3 What form does Before the Coffee Gets Cold take? Short story TV series Personal essay Novel 4 How many parts is the book divided into? Six Three Two Four 5 In what country is the book set? China Canada Korea Japan 6 In what city is the book set? Tokyo Beijing Hong Kong Kyoto 7 Who is the protagonist of the book's first part? Nagare Fumiko Hirai Goro 8 Who narrates Before the Coffee Gets Cold? The author An unnamed first-person narrator An unnamed third-person narrator Kazu 9 In what year was Before the Coffee Gets Cold published in English? 1984 1990 2001 2019 10 What was Before the Coffee Gets Cold adapted from? A personal essay A feature film A TV series A stage play 11 Where do the events of the novel unfold? A convenience store A rooftop restaurant A shopping mall atrium A basement cafe 12 What is the name of the business that serves as the book's setting? 7-Eleven Goro Goro Funiculi Funicula Watson's 13 What does Fumiko expect Goro's "serious conversation" to be about? She believes he has another lover She believes he has gotten a raise She believes he has cancer She believes he will ask her to marry him 14 What is the actual substance of Goro's "serious conversation"? He has been diagnosed with dementia He is leaving Fumiko to pursue his dream job in America He has lost his job He has another lover 15 What does "sepia hue" mean? Reddish-brown color Black and white Bright yellow color None of these 16 What is the source of the "CLANG-DONG" sound that often interrupts the narrative? The wall clock chiming on the hour and half-hour The convenience store's doorbell The cafe's phone The cafe's doorbell 17 How many clocks are on the walls of the cafe? Fifty Two One Three 18 "Her upper body flopped ... like a deflating balloon" is an example of what literary device? Foreshadowing Simile Metaphor Metonymy 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 He is actually ten years her senior Thirteen years Three years 21 Who pours the coffee for people who wish to time travel? Kei Kazu Nagare 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 Time travel is only possible from the ghost's seat The ghost curses anyone who tries to time travel Fumiko is afraid of the ghost 23 Who owns the cafe? Fumiko Kazu Nagare Miki 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 The likelihood of death makes it extremely risky Your clothes don't travel with you, leading to embarrassment in the past You can't speak once you're in the past 25 What does Fumiko hear Goro say when she is in the past? He admits he has a wife in America He agrees to not pursue his dream He asks her to wait three years for him to return He admits he has a boyfriend