Indian Fairy Tales, Manstin the Rabbit, part 11: Iya the camp-eater is slain, then Manstin trades eyes with a blind grandfather and falls into the brook

Tests: 7 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 3 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1274 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, so the baby was secretly a giant the whole time, right?

1. Yep, Iya was a giant in a baby costume — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yep, Iya was a giant who wore a baby disguise to trick the tribe into leaving their camp — no support
3. Nope, Iya was just a normal baby who turned into a giant after the tribe sang a song to him at night — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Nah, Iya was just a sleepy kid — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1051, line 19: «Old word: "privily" means secretly or in private, and "imbibed" means took in, like a drink soaked up by a sponge.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did the whole village bounce at midnight?

1. They folded their teepees quiet so the babe kept snoozing — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They packed the blankets and left without a sound — no support
3. They yelled at midnight — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. They shouted to wake the sleeping babe up — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1235, line 3: «At midnight the old woman calls "Ali! Ali!" on the bridge, and the gentle giant levels the hill at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, is Manstin's grandma lowkey scary or what?

1. She is a wise old owl who scolded him — no support
2. She is a bent old rabbit who warned him about Iktomi — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. She is a witch — no support
4. She is a sad widow who cooks well — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1004, line 16: «"Allies" means friends who help you, and the Fowl thinks the toad has come to help the caterpillar.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «friends» (+3). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «friends» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

no cap, how many faces did Double-Face have?

1. Two, one in front and one in back — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Seven, one in front, one in back, and five more hidden in his hair — no support
3. Two, both in front — no support
4. Four, two on each side — 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 ✗

fr, what took out Double-Face in the end?

1. A spear through the chest — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. A blazing torch thrown from the top of the hill that knocked him into the river — no support
3. A poisoned arrow right above the ear — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A long poisoned arrow shot from a hill, which hit him right above the ear as he slept — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 113, line 14: «Old word: "countenance" means the face, or how a person looks, and we would say "face" today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «face» (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); 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

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

what was Double-Face using to switch the baby?

1. A basket of wet leaves — no support
2. A stick — no support
3. A thorny wild-rose bush — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. A hollow log full of ants — 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 1274, line 13: «Double-Face hums a lullaby while he switches the baby with "a thorny wild-rose bush," which shows he is cruel.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

ok so how did the baby get big overnight?

1. Manstin drew him up by each little hand — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Manstin pulled him up slowly by each little hand while the stars turned in the sky above the camp — score 4
3. The old man blew smoke on him — score 4
4. The old woman fed him magic soup and he grew tall overnight in the warm teepee — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1274, line 4: «Manstin hears a child shrieking, shoots the cruel Double-Face with a poisoned arrow, and returns the baby to its parents.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «manstin» (+2); the same thing acted on «baby» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

lol so who ended up with the young eyes?

1. The old grandfather — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Double-Face, who wanted the young eyes for his own use in the dark — score 1
3. The stolen baby — no support
4. The baby who was stolen from the tribe and carried far away — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1009, line 14: «The old king stands near, "wiping his eyes with his white pocket-handkerchief."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same doer «old king» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

that rope thing, why does the blind guy even have it?

1. To tie down the tent poles so the wind cannot carry them away while he sleeps — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To tie the bundles of food together — no support
3. To find his way to the brook for water — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To guide the blind man through the dark forest so that he can hunt bears in the valley — 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 ✗

what did Manstin wanna do with the old dude's spot?

1. Smoke willow bark and lean on a tent pole — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sit by the fire and sing songs — no support
3. Sleep all day — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Eat the food from his bags — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1274, line 18: «Manstin wants the old man's place, so he says, "I would give you my two eyes for your place!" and takes out his eyes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «manstin» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

bro, why did Manstin end up in the water?

1. The old rope, which was weak and rotten with age, snapped suddenly when he jerked it hard — no support
2. The brook was too deep and slippery — no support
3. He lost his footing on the wet stones while trying to carry a heavy bundle of food and the old man's staff at once — no support
4. The old rope snapped when he jerked it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1200, line 15: «Where he finds water: on a hill he sees "a giant tree" with grass, flowers and a spring, and he drinks his fill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «water» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

was Manstin's skipping along the path smart?

1. Nah, he skipped along like he had no care — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yes, he was quiet and sly — no support
3. Yes, he was very smart because he knew that the old man's rope would hold him up in the river — no support
4. Nah, he ran fast with no thought — 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 · wrong ✗

Which means did the warriors employ to bring about the destruction of Iya?

1. They trapped him in the tall grass and beat him with clubs until he could no longer rise — score 0
2. They slew him with long knives — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. They surrounded him and slew him with long knives after he fell in the river — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. They drowned him in the river — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1274, line 10: «When the warriors slay him, "there rose out of the giant a whole Indian tribe," so the giant was really a hiding place for them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «slay» (+4); the same thing acted on «iya» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did Manstin surrender in order to occupy the dwelling of the blind grandfather?

1. His long ears and bow — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. His bow, his blanket, and the three horses he had raised from foals — no support
3. All of his hunting skill and his sharp arrows for the rest of his life — no support
4. Both of his own eyes — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1274, line 14: «Manstin hides behind "a large sage bush," bends his bow, and shoots a poisoned arrow "above the ear" of the giant.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which circumstance caused Manstin's descent into the brook?

1. A broken bridge — no support
2. A wild bear pulling him down the bank — no support
3. The slippery stones along the bank — no support
4. The failure of an old rawhide rope under strain — ← 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1274, line 5: «He trades his eyes for the blind grandfather's place, then falls into the brook when his old rawhide rope snaps.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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