Folk Tales, The Cunning Hare, part 18: Alonzo faces the Yara and the hare calls up a spell

Tests: 8 of 12 right · Exam: 3 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1217 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 ✓

Yo, why'd Alonzo sneak out at midnight, tiptoeing and everything?

1. He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool, plus he forgot his coat at home — score 5
2. He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He was lowkey spooked and heading to the pool to meet the Yara and grab her — score 5
4. He was trying to sneak off to a party in town — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 280, line 2: «A young man finds the Shoes on the floor and slips out into the rain to make a visit in town.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «young man» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, when Alonzo shot the Yara, did she go down or keep coming?

1. She stopped for a sec, then sank into the water — score 3
2. She kept coming, smiling like nothing hit her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. She kept coming, smiling like nothing hit her, and then she grabbed his arm — score 4
4. She kept coming, smiling like nothing hit her, and started singing even louder at him — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1216, line 15: «Alonzo keeps his word for three nights, "because he could not bear the tears" Julia would shed if he broke it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «alonzo» (+3); the same action «keep» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

Like, what saved Alonzo from the Yara's song?

1. Julia's voice coming out of the sea shell after the Yara had already pulled him close — score -3
2. Julia's voice coming out of the sea shell that he had hidden in his pocket all night — score -3
3. Julia's voice coming out of the sea shell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. The wind blowing through the pines — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 1217, line 11: «Julia's sea shell saves him, because "out of its depths arose the voice of Julia singing to him."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «voice» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, why did the Yara look nervous at the end?

1. He kept pushing forward and she was wavering — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She was scared of the pistol shot — no support
3. He kept pushing forward and she was wavering, so she turned to look at the sea shell — no support
4. He kept pushing forward and she was wavering because the pistol had been loaded with silver — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, is the hare a total noob at fishing?

1. Yes, he caught one tiny minnow — score 1
2. Nah, he hauled in loads of fish at dawn — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he missed every fish — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Nah, he hauled in loads of fish at dawn, way more than the net could hold easily — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 384, line 15: «The Hare loses because he trusted his speed and stopped to rest, not because he was slow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); the same action «lose» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, why was grandma only mildly vibing with his plan?

1. She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, and warned him about the cold river water — score -1
3. She laughed, thinking a hare can't catch fish, then gave him her old net to borrow — score -1
4. She was totally against the whole plan — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 175, line 2: «The fairies and genii inside the well catch him, so he is not hurt, and he overhears their secret plan.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «man» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

So the net was mega heavy, right? How come?

1. Fish were stuck in every single mesh — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Rocks were tangled in every knot — no support
3. Weeds were stuck in each big hole — no support
4. The net was made of iron — 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 8 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, why'd he bury fish under a stone?

1. So he could find them later for dinner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. So he could find them later for dinner, since grandma could not cook without fire — score 1
3. So he could find them later for dinner and share them with the wizard who visited — score 1
4. So the fox would not find them — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1042, line 8: «fact: What: Fionn says "I will not eat the littlest piece," but later he tastes the fish when his thumb is burned by a blister.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what's the vibe of the wizard's spell?

1. Super spooky, with grunting and puffing water rising high into the cold night sky — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Super spooky, with grunting and puffing water — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Super spooky, with grunting and puffing water that smells like smoke and rotten eggs — no support
4. Pretty peaceful with soft singing water — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1217, line 5: «The hare's river is too wide to jump, so he remembers a wizard's spell and says it, and the water rises with grunting and puffing.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rise» (+4); the same doer «water» (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Dude, what was the hare trying to do at the river?

1. Fish for a meal near the bank — no support
2. Cross it, since it was too wide to jump — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Swim across to the far side — no support
4. Catch a fish quickly — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 903, line 18: «The horses are "young and fiery", and when the hare startles them they "fairly ran away".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); the same action «startle» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, why's grandma stuck, like, what's the rheumatism deal?

1. She is old and can't see well — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She is too sick to walk at all — no support
3. She is just lazy — no support
4. Her joints hurt bad, so she can't get food — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ok real talk, what made the thaw happen?

1. Snow and ice melting after the warm wind, so the water flowed again through the valley and the forest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Snow and ice melting in the warm sun, so the river water flowed again over the stones — no support
3. A warm wind came and the frozen pond cracked — no support
4. Snow and ice melting, so water flowed again — ✓ 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

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to the narrative, to what extent did Alonzo's resolve to resist the apparition ultimately prevail?

1. He recovered his resolve upon hearing the sea shell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He fought off the Yara with his pistol — no support
3. He never resisted the spell — no support
4. He gave up and followed the Yara — 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 2 · formal language · right ✓

With reference to the passage, which option most accurately describes the hare's initial objective upon leaving his grandmother's dwelling?

1. To hunt a rabbit for their shared dinner tonight — no support
2. To fetch wood for a warm fire — no support
3. To find the wizard quickly — no support
4. To procure a fish for their morning sustenance — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -10

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -10, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1196, line 4: «The doctor who made the healing shoe is dead, so the king is left in agony and sends searchers out.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-2); the same thing acted on «king» (-4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Pursuant to the text, what was the chief reason the grandmother withheld objection to the hare's undertaking?

1. Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic, which she had seen him practice in secret — score 3
2. Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. She assumed the river was calm and safe at dawn — no support
4. Her belief that the hare possessed unknown magic and could cross the wide river safely — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 384, line 10: «The Hare thinks the idea is "simply impossible", which is why he agrees so easily.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hare» (+2); the same action «think» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Taking the passage into account, what effect does the Yara's singing have upon Alonzo's senses and will?

1. It makes him fall asleep — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. It gives him strength and brings his full courage back — no support
3. It makes him feel sleepy and calm — score -3
4. It causes his senses to fail and his will to weaken — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1216, line 1: «Alonzo bathes at night in a dark forest pool and hears a voice singing sweeter than any nightingale.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «alonzo» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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