Old Indian Legends, The Magic Arrow, part 7: Iktomi tricks the avenger into the tree

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1270 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, did Iktomi actually glue the dude to a tree or nah?

1. Nope, he used real rope — score 4
2. Yep, he glued him to the tree by muttering charm words and rubbing the arrow as he sang — score 5
3. Nope, he never touched him; the man stuck to the tree on his own, just like the bird said — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. Yep, with his charm words — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1156, line 6: «Who: the weaver is the clumsy hero of the first tale, and the son is the hero of "The Clever Cat".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «son» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what was the arrow even doing through all those buffalo?

1. Bouncing off the buffalo's hide — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Skewering one buffalo after another — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Skewering one buffalo after another across the whole herd, leaving the grass red with their blood — no support
4. It went through the first buffalo's head, then through the next, and the next, a whole row of them dropping — 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 ✗

so who was the chief's daughter supposed to marry, lowkey?

1. A rich warrior — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Whoever wins the big race — no support
3. The avenger who kills the red eagle — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The man who kills the eagle — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why'd the hunters bounce so fast?

1. Because the stranger with the glowing arrow walked toward them, and they fled before he could shoot — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. They feared the arrow man — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. They feared the arrow man who had killed so many buffalo with one magic shot and walked off — score -2
4. They feared the bow man — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 854, line 13: «Who: Rudy's uncle is a famous chamois hunter, a cooper, and "one of the best guides" in the district.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, what did Iktomi say about the buckskins?

1. They might get torn up by branches — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. They would get dirty from dust — no support
3. They could rip on the rocks — no support
4. They might get wet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1270, line 11: «How: Iktomi tricks the young man by warning that "your beaded buckskins may be torn by the branches," so the young man takes them off and climbs bare.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «branches» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «beaded buckskins» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

fr, what did the chief want the dude to do?

1. Find the red eagle nest — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Kill the red eagle with the arrow — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Marry the chief's daughter now — no support
4. Go out and kill the red eagle with the magic arrow, then come back for his daughter's hand — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what got shot out of the tree for Iktomi's snack?

1. A sparrow in the willow — score -1
2. A bird on the highest branch — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. A hawk on the top limb — score -1
4. The yellow-breasted bird on the highest branch, which had been singing a warning the whole time — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 765, line 8: «Where: the family is at home, and the bird sings from the juniper-tree in the yard.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bird» (+3); the same action «sing» (+1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

who cut the dude loose, like for real?

1. His own brother — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A young woman with a stone axe — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. A young woman with a knife — score 0
4. A young hunter with a bow — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1178, line 2: «In a dark hut they find their husbands tied up and starving, and they cut them loose.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «cut» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, did the woman know if he was a spirit?

1. Nope, she just thought him odd — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Nope, she ran — score 1
3. Nope, she just cut him loose — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Nope, she had no idea what he was, but she cut the bark loose and let him go free — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1263, line 17: «Why: the old woman nearly faints when she sees his face, because she thinks he is a ghost from the dungeon.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «think» (+2). Against it: the same doer «woman» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, where'd the woman ride to after, dude?

1. To the hills, to the scouts — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. To the camp, to the chief — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. To the lodge, to her father — score 6
4. She rode fast to the camp, to the chief, to tell everything about the man and the tree — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1270, line 5: «A young woman hears his cries, cuts him free, and rides to the chieftain, while a man in buckskins waits on a hillock to be found.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «young woman» (+4); the same action «ride» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

yo, what's the thank-you sign the dude waved?

1. Both hands raised high above his head and waved up and down before her face slowly — ← Mova's choice · score -8
2. Hand up and down before her face — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hand raised in a quick salute — score -8
4. Hand waved slowly in the air — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1270, line 14: «What: when words fail, the young man waves his hand "upward and downward" before a face, a sign of gratitude.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-2); the same thing acted on «hand» (-4). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the dude on the hill, did he have the buckskins on?

1. No, he didn't — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, he wore his robe — no support
3. Yes, he wore the buckskins — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. No, he wore a cloak — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓

was Iktomi laughing a lot, no cap?

1. Yes, he laughed loud and often — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. No, he stayed very quiet — score 1
3. No, he kept quiet and serious the whole time, only grinning once when the bird finished its song — score 1
4. Yes, he laughed loudly and often, slapping his knees and pointing at the young man in the tree as the sun went down — 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 1266, line 4: «He peeps into the water and begs for a bone, but the muskrat laughs from the willow and drops one down his throat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «muskrat» (+3); the same action «laugh» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did Iktomi immobilise the avenger upon the tree?

1. He uttered charm words causing the man to adhere to the bark — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. He cast a spell that froze the man in place — score 1
3. He pressed his hands to the trunk and sang charm words while the young man's buckskins fused to the bark of the tree — score 1
4. He muttered charm words over the young man, which made his body stick firmly to the rough bark of the tree and refuse to let go — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 9, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1268, line 19: «Old word: "parched" means very dry, like the bear's nose, and "ether" was an old name for the clear blue sky high above.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+6); the same circumstance (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the woman draw to the ground after freeing the avenger?

1. The sticky bark like a cloak — score 5
2. The loosened bark, like an open jacket — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The loosened bark that had held him, which fell open around the trunk like a jacket left open — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. The strips of loosened bark, which curled down the trunk the way an open jacket hangs from the shoulders — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1270, line 13: «What: the woman cuts the bark loose with her "stone axe," and it falls "like an open jacket" to the ground.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «bark» (+3); the same property (+3); the same action «fall» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Upon what object did the four runners lift the man on the hillock?

1. A richly beaded and painted buffalo robe that the four runners had brought back from the chief's lodge — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A handsomely decorated buffalo robe — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A richly painted travois — no support
4. A large, handsomely decorated buffalo robe with painted symbols that the four runners carried proudly — 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 ✓

What reason did the hunters give for fleeing the stranger?

1. They feared the sacred arrow the stranger carried, which had killed a whole row of buffalo with one shot — score 5
2. They feared the sacred arrow the stranger carried — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. They feared the stranger's strange spear and bow — score -2
4. They had seen his cursed quiver at camp — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1056, line 9: «Why: the stranger says he has not left any land "until it paid tribute to me and acknowledged my lordship," so he has come to take Ireland.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «stranger» (+3); the same action «take» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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