Where does Oshima find a copy of Mrs. Saeki's hit song on vinyl?

• A. At a flea market
• B. In Mrs. Saeki's room
• C. In his mother's collection
• D. In Kafka's record box

Answer: (C)

This question tests how a key detail connects characters through memory and family history. In the scene, the vinyl copy of Mrs. Saeki’s hit song is found in Oshima’s mother’s record collection, not somewhere public or tied directly to Saeki’s own space. That placement matters because it shows how art and songs travel through generations and family ties, linking Saeki’s past to Oshima’s world through something intimate and personal his mother owns.

Why this fits best: a discovery in his mother’s collection underscores themes of memory, lineage, and the way cultural artifacts carry the influence of those who came before. It isn’t found at a flea market, which would imply a random, external acquisition; it isn’t in Mrs. Saeki’s room, which would center on her private environment; and it isn’t in Kafka’s record box, which would misattribute the source. The mother’s collection is the resonance point the story uses to knit together characters and histories.