Russian Fairy Tales, The Serpent-Tsarevich, part 27: the bride trades apples for nights with her husband

Tests: 0 of 13 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1121 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what did the bride even want for her silver apple?

1. a night — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. a chair near her husband's door — score 7
3. a whole night by her husband's bed — score 7
4. a night by her husband's bed — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1121, line 12: «The Empress asks, "What dost thou want for thy silver apple?" and the bride names her price.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no way, so the Empress just gave him sleepy juice?

1. a dose — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a potion — no support
3. a sleeping draught — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a sour sleepy wine — 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 ✗

bruh, which mom hid her behind the big chest?

1. the Mother of the Winds and Frost — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. the Mother of the Winds — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. the Mother of the Winds, who lived in the north — score 2
4. the Mother of the Moon — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 513, line 12: «Why: the Fates said the babe would die when the brand was "consumed," so Althea hid it in a chest.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same place «chest» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

for real, who told her to dress up like an old granny?

1. a bird — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the Empress — score 1
3. Moon — score 1
4. the Sun — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 238, line 9: «Why she is given fruit: each brother tells her not to break the apple, pear or plum "till she was in the greatest strait ever mortal could be in".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+3). Against it: the same receiver «daughter» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did the husband say about the crying?

1. it was a wolf howling outside — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. it sounded like a funeral song — no support
3. it was like his wife wept over him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she was crying — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, what did the Empress offer for the golden apple?

1. as much silver as her basket holds — no support
2. a pouch of silver for the apple — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. all her pence — score 7
4. as many pence as her lap holds — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1121, line 17: «For the golden apple the Empress offers "as many pence as thou canst hold in thy lap," and the bride refuses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «offer» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what did the husband decide to do the next night?

1. stay up — no support
2. stay awake and watch — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. watch — no support
4. keep the lamp burning — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1087, line 18: «She argues that her new wit makes her harder to decide, and that he should not hold her to a silly promise.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «hold» (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, what did the Moon's mom say was in the air?

1. a strong smell of Cossack bones and blood — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. the stench of roasting meat — no support
3. a sharp smell of Cossack bones lying in the yard — score 1
4. a smell of Cossack bones — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1121, line 9: «The Mother of the Winds's son says, "There is an evil smell of Cossack bones about the house!"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «smell» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, what had her hubby told her not to do?

1. talk about the stolen bones — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. reveal the hidden skins — no support
3. speak of skins — no support
4. spill about his lost skins — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 738, line 16: «Old word: to "bespoke" a supper means to order it beforehand, so the friends ordered a fine meal at the inn.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr fr, what did the bride's silver apple get her?

1. one night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two nights in his bed — no support
3. one night with her husband — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. one whole night with her husband in his room — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok but who sent her to the Empress's courtyard?

1. a bird — score 4
2. the Wind — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. the Sun — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Moon — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1082, line 3: «The King goes off to war, and his mother, the Ogress-Queen, sends his wife and children to a country-house among the woods.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+3); the same thing acted on «wife» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what did the Empress do before the second night?

1. soothed him — no support
2. kissed him into a good mood — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. kissed him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. gave him a warm drink — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1121, line 18: «Before the second night the Empress "caressed and kissed her husband into a good humour" and gave him another draught.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «empress» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, where did the husband run off to?

1. a distant empire far away across the sea — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. a village by the frozen river — no support
3. a distant empire far away — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. a distant empire far away beyond the seven mountains — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 61, line 14: «Her husband has gone off with the dog to catch a rabbit for dinner and is supposed to meet her at the next lock (a lock is a section of canal with gates that l…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «go off» (+3); the same doer «husband» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the narrative, identify the object which the Mother of the Winds bestowed upon the bride.

1. the little silver apple — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a small silver comb — no support
3. the little silver apple from the north — score 3
4. a silver bell — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1121, line 2: «Three old mothers hide her from their sons, and each one gives her a little apple to carry on.», 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 «little apple» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

With reference to the narrative, state the sum the Empress proffered in exchange for the golden apple.

1. all her coins — no support
2. a sack of coins for the apple — no support
3. many pence — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. as many pence as the lap could hold — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1121, line 17: «For the golden apple the Empress offers "as many pence as thou canst hold in thy lap," and the bride refuses.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same property (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the narrative, specify the substance administered by the Empress to the Tsarevich prior to the first night.

1. a sleeping draught — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a cup of bitter broth — no support
3. a potion — no support
4. a sour sleepy tonic — 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

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the narrative, explain the reason the bride gave for requesting one night at her husband's side.

1. she wanted to tell him about the serpent — score 4
2. she wished to pass the night near her husband — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. she wished to pass the whole night near her husband's bed — score 5
4. she wished to pass the night near her husband so she could watch him sleep — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1121, line 13: «The bride wants only that she "may pass the night near my husband," and asks for no money.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pass» (+2); the same doer «bride» (+2); the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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