1 Who wrote Before the Coffee Gets Cold? Haruki Murakami Kazuo Ishiguru Toshikazu Kawaguchi Geoffrey Trousselot 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? Novel Personal essay Short story TV series 4 How many parts is the book divided into? Four Two Six Three 5 In what country is the book set? Korea Japan Canada China 6 In what city is the book set? Tokyo Kyoto Hong Kong Beijing 7 Who is the protagonist of the book's first part? Fumiko Goro Nagare Hirai 8 Who narrates Before the Coffee Gets Cold? An unnamed third-person narrator Kazu The author An unnamed first-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 personal essay A TV series A feature film A stage play 11 Where do the events of the novel unfold? A rooftop restaurant A convenience store A shopping mall atrium A basement cafe 12 What is the name of the business that serves as the book's setting? Goro Goro Watson's 7-Eleven Funiculi Funicula 13 What does Fumiko expect Goro's "serious conversation" to be about? She believes he has cancer She believes he has another lover She believes he will ask her to marry him She believes he has gotten a raise 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? 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 convenience store's doorbell The cafe's doorbell The cafe's phone The wall clock chiming on the hour and half-hour 17 How many clocks are on the walls of the cafe? Two One Fifty Three 18 "Her upper body flopped ... like a deflating balloon" is an example of what literary device? Metaphor Metonymy Foreshadowing Simile 19 What is Fumiko's career in? She is a nurse She is an opera singer She directs a medical IT firm None of these 20 How much younger is Goro than Fumiko? Thirteen years He is actually ten years her senior Three years One year 21 Who pours the coffee for people who wish to time travel? Kei The ghost woman Nagare Kazu 22 Why does Fumiko have to wait for the ghost woman to go to the bathroom? Time travel is only possible from the ghost's seat Fumiko is afraid of the ghost The ghost curses anyone who tries to time travel The ghost flushing the toilet is what triggers the time vortex 23 Who owns the cafe? Fumiko Nagare Kazu Miki 24 What rule about time travel in the cafe leads people to dismiss it as futile? The likelihood of death makes it extremely risky 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 25 What does Fumiko hear Goro say when she is in the past? He admits he has a boyfriend He agrees to not pursue his dream He asks her to wait three years for him to return He admits he has a wife in America