Celtic Legends, Fionn and the Fawn, part 16: the pet fawn is spared, and Saeve comes to Fionn's door at night

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1048 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, did Fionn actually chuck his spear at the fawn?

1. Yeah, he hurled it hard — score 6
2. Yeah, he threw it hard and missed the fawn — score 6
3. Nah, he never used it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
4. Nah, he never used it and kept it for later on — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1048, line 3: «The hounds do not kill it; they play with it and lick its face, and Fionn cannot bring himself to use his spear or knife.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+4); the same doer «fionn» (+2); the same thing acted on «spear» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wicked, but why didn't the hounds bark on the chase?

1. They kept quite still — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They kept totally silent the whole way through — no support
3. They kept totally silent — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. They yapped at the deer — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the fawn knackered by the end of the run?

1. Yeah, it was knackered — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Not one bit, it was fresh and ready to run again — no support
3. Not at all, it was calm — no support
4. Not one bit, it was fresh — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

So what did the lads decide the fawn would be?

1. a gift — score 0
2. a hound — score -2
3. the meat of the lads — no support
4. the pet of the Fianna — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1048, line 4: «The three of them go home to Allen, and the Fianna agree the fawn will be their pet.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «fawn» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «pet» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Sound, so where did the chase end up?

1. the plains of Ulster — no support
2. wide Allen of Leinster — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. wide Allen of Leinster by the river — score 3
4. Allen — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1048, line 8: «Where: the chase ends in "wide Allen of Leinster", where the people are surprised to see only the Chief and the hounds and the fawn coming home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «chase» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «wide allen» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Saeve come to Fionn's door in the morning?

1. No, not until late that night when all slept — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, at the dawn — no support
3. No, late that night — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, at dawn — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Gutted for Fionn, but what did Saeve call herself?

1. a fairy — score 1
2. a woman of Faery — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. a sprite — score 1
4. a woman of Ireland — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1048, line 13: «She says her name is Saeve and that she is "a woman of Faery", and she begs for protection from the Fear Doirche.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «woman» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

Is the Dark Man like, everywhere at once?

1. Yeah, he's on the hill — no support
2. Yeah, sometimes — no support
3. Nah, he's only in the Shi, not all places — no support
4. Yeah, he's in all places — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 873, line 9: «Why: the old man still has the elder-blossom in his prayer-book, and it is "as fresh as if it had only just been put in."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old man» (+2); the same place «prayer book» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mental, what did Fionn say about the Dark Man?

1. he is my foe — no support
2. Ah, he is my worst enemy and I name him so — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. I name him as my enemy — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. I name him as my friend — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1040, line 10: «WHAT: At Moy Life a boy said, "He is fair and well shaped", and from then on he was called Fionn, the Fair One.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Fionn fancy Saeve straight away?

1. Yeah, he loved her at once — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Not at first, but then he loved her very deeply all night long — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Nah, he hated her at first — score 5
4. Yeah, he loved her at once and wanted her as his wife — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1044, line 11: «He listens to the night and names each sound, such as "a rabbit" and "a hare", and each "gradation of sound that formed the chorus."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same doer «fionn» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, whose voice did Fionn reckon was sweeter?

1. the hounds' yelping — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the lark's song — no support
3. Saeve's voice — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the cuckoo's call — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the hounds' eyes look like they had a question in them?

1. Yeah, a question and a statement and a silent plea — no support
2. Yeah, they were full of fear — score 5
3. Yeah, a question and a statement — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, they looked at Fionn in a way that meant nothing at all — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 602, line 15: «Shere Khan flatters the young wolves and says "They tell me" that they dare not look Akela between the eyes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same doer «eyes» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

In the passage, what is the condition of the fawn when Fionn's hounds reach it?

1. It is tired, and it runs across the wide open field — score 6
2. It is winded — no support
3. It is not winded, and it lies calmly on the grass — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 10
4. It runs away — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 10, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1048, line 2: «The fawn suddenly stops and lies calmly on the grass, not tired and not frightened.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+4); the same property (+3); the same doer «fawn» (+2); the same place «grass» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which phrase describes Saeve's manner upon entering Fionn's chamber?

1. sad, and proud as a queen — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. very shy — no support
3. smiling, and shy as a flower — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. angry, and bold as a lion — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 314, line 16: «Old words "embonpoint" and "hauteur": embonpoint means a plump figure, and hauteur means a proud, haughty manner.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same thing acted on «proud haughty manner» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What, according to Saeve, is the relation of the Dark Man to herself?

1. He is her friend who visited her home — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He is her enemy, who asked her in marriage and was refused by her family at the hill — score 4
3. He is her enemy, who asked her in marriage — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He is her lover who asked her to stay — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1008, line 10: «the king: he is "a very good man" who "never injured any one", but he has said he will not interfere with her suitors.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «good man» (+2); the same thing acted on «one» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which emotion does Fionn display when he remarks that the kill will be easy?

1. fear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. regret — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. anger — no support
4. bitter regret over the fawn — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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