Iktomi tales, The Big Red Eagle: the avenger shoots the red eagle and wins the princess
Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 8 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1271 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 ✗
Bruh, why'd the dude's first three arrows whiff?
- 1. wind — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. the wind pushed his bow — no support
- 3. his shoe — no support
- 4. his blanket bumped his elbow — ✓ the right answer · 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Dude, what'd the chief's wife whisper to him?
- 1. he's ugly — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. he's not handsome after all — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. he's kinda plain, honestly — no support
- 4. he's not cute after all — 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 ✗
Wait, who got tied to the fake grave?
- 1. a fox — score 1
- 2. the bear — score 1
- 3. the chief's bossy young son — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Iktomi, the sneaky trickster — ✓ the right answer · score 1
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 690, line 12: «The king offers two things: "Either you shall be my Prime Minister, or else you shall marry my daughter and reign after me."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3); the same action «marry» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · right ✓
Lol, how long was Iktomi stuck there?
- 1. a half-day, like, lame — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. forever — no support
- 3. all night — no support
- 4. until the sun came up — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Real talk, who let Iktomi go?
- 1. the real avenger showing up with the magic arrow and a cool horse — score 1
- 2. the chief's son, I think — score 1
- 3. the real avenger showing up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 4. his buddy from the camp — score -2
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 1100, line 1: «This part starts with the poor man begging the Wind to let him go free.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «poor man» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Yo, what did the dude wear for the big shoot?
- 1. his whole traveling outfit with the shiny bead necklace and the wild feathers, lol — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a painted shirt, kinda cool — no support
- 3. beaded buckskins, like a boss — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a super fancy beaded buckskin outfit that took his mom all winter to finish — 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'd the people do after the eagle dropped?
- 1. threw a huge party, dude — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. they had a big dance, dude — no support
- 3. ate some stew — no support
- 4. they cheered for him, dude — ← Mova's choice · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1201, line 16: «fact: The headsman is called "polluted, blue-eyed," and he cuts off the prince's head and hangs it on the battlements.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «fact» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · right ✓
Honest question, what'd the avenger stick in his hair?
- 1. a red eagle feather — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. a bundle of crow feathers wrapped in red cloth — no support
- 3. a white hawk plume — no support
- 4. the long quill from the eagle he shot down — no support
Why: It could not read the question into a frame, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bro, how'd the eagle hit the ground?
- 1. spun to the ground slowly — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. crashed into the tall grass — no support
- 3. tumbled from the great height — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. it fell from way up high after the arrow went through its breast — 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mega real, why was the whole village dumb?
- 1. all the warriors had been told to stay inside the lodges that day — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. everyone looked at the sky — no support
- 3. they were asleep — no support
- 4. nobody saw the arrow fly — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · right ✓
Dude, who scored the princess in the end?
- 1. the stranger who shot the eagle and then rode away with the princess — score 3
- 2. the young captive who got rescued from the grave by the woman on horseback — score -3
- 3. the stranger, I guess — score -2
- 4. the avenger, obviously — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1208, line 8: «what: a giant negro sat on a high seat, and Gul "salaamed" before him, then he beat her "till she was marked with weals."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «mark» (+3); the same thing acted on «princess» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Yo, what did the avenger call the chief's wife?
- 1. mom's sister, for real — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. aunt, dude — score 3
- 3. mother-in-law, no joke — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. sis, dude — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 303, line 16: «The known story: the footnote names Peter Schlemihl, "the shadowless man", a tale everyone knew at home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «name» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · right ✓
Ngl, what story did the princess keep telling?
- 1. the big red eagle one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. a sad one — score 4
- 3. the scary one — score 4
- 4. the bear story, kinda — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1229, line 14: «Why does the princess break the golden ring? She gives half to the prince and keeps the other half in her pocket.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+3); the same action «keep» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which individual was received by the chieftain as the avenger possessing the magic arrow?
- 1. the stranger, upon his arrival at the teepee — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. the stranger who had walked for three days across the plains to reach the village at dusk — no support
- 3. the stranger — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 4. the young hunter who came to the lodge with the wolf skins — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1271, line 8: «Who: the chieftain is tall, and he greets the stranger with "a smooth soft hand."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «chieftain» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «stranger» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓
How long did the interval between midnight and dawn allow the inhabitants of the village to rest?
- 1. It was short indeed, affording little repose. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. It was long and restful, nearly peaceful. — no support
- 3. It lasted the entire night, giving the people time to sleep soundly and dream of the eagle hunt tomorrow. — no support
- 4. They slept well until the morning bell. — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which action of the avenger on the second morning enabled him to bring down the red eagle?
- 1. He waited for the eagle to land nearby. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. He drew a bow and hit the bird's wing. — no support
- 3. He used a spear. — no support
- 4. He shot one arrow that struck the eagle's breast. — ✓ the right answer · score -1
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 183, line 17: «He binds the meat to his back with his turban and lies "upon my face" to wait for an eagle.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
What was the principal consequence of the avenger's successful shot for the members of the tribe?
- 1. They celebrated with a feast in his honour. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. They sent warriors to hunt the bear again. — no support
- 3. They went home. — no support
- 4. They held a great feast in his honour, with dancing, singing, and gifts of horses that lasted through the night. — 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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