Violet Fairy Book, Peronnik the Fool, part 45: Peronnik outwits the lion, the dragons and the black man, then takes the golden bowl and diamond lance from Rogear

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1320 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 ✗

Did you see Peronnik blow the lion up like a balloon, or was that just me?

1. No, it was just you — no support
2. No, he sewed the lion into a glue sack — score 1
3. No way, he just stuck the lion's head in a feather bag — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, he blew the lion up with a pump — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 872, line 5: «At the end the boy grows up and sets off for the faraway lands where the coffee grows, while the old sailor's flag streams in the wind.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+2); the same action «set off» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mate, how did Peronnik get past the dragons?

1. He chucked beads in, they went dead and he rowed the colt over — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He threw stones, they slept — no support
3. He chucked beads in, they went dead — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He chucked beads in and they went dead, then he walked across — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, the black man had six eyes, right? Like, all at once?

1. Yeah, all six were shut — no support
2. Yes, all at once — no support
3. No, they were all open together — score 1
4. No, they were never all shut at once — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1320, line 12: «The black man has six eyes, and they are "never all shut at once", which is why Peronnik has to sing to each one.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «eyes» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Bruv, did the lady actually kill Rogear with her finger?

1. Yeah, her finger touched him and he fell dead — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. Yeah, a sword touched him and he fell — score 5
3. Nah, she stabbed him with a knife — no support
4. Yeah, her finger touched him and he fell dead on the floor — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 78, line 16: «The hunter "put his five fingers close together" and pressed them all over the Leopard, and "wherever the five fingers touched they left five little black mark…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «touch» (+3); the same doer «five fingers» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Peronnik nick the golden bowl or did he just find it?

1. He bought it from the lady's maid — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He got it from the cellar with the flower and a lance — score 4
3. He got it from the cellar with the flower — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. He got it from the cellar with the flower that laughs — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1320, line 5: «Peronnik takes the golden bowl and diamond lance, then buys a velvet suit and a white horse in Vannes.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «buy» (+3); the same doer «peronnik» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did Peronnik keep his eyes on the colt's ears, innit?

1. To hear the colt — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. So he wouldn't look at the ford — score 2
3. So he wouldn't look at the dancers — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. So he could watch the lady — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1238, line 10: «How the boy feels: "He looked and shuddered, but there was no escape; so he shut his eyes to avoid seeing."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «boy» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Seriously, what's the apple of delight, is it like a normal apple?

1. No, eat it and you fall asleep — score -2
2. No, eat it and you want nothing else in the world — score -2
3. Yes, it looks normal but eat it and you want nothing else — ← Mova's choice · score 0
4. No, eat it and you want nothing else — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 755, line 14: «The queen's third trick: she offers an apple that is good on one side and poisoned on the other, and Snowdrop "could wait no longer."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «apple» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «apple» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, how did Peronnik get the lion to stick his head in the bag?

1. He said he'd feed the lion — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He said he'd show him the larks in the bag — no support
3. He said he'd show him the larks — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He said he'd show him the larks and the pasty in the hall — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1284, line 9: «What: the hare tells the donkey that the lion wants to marry her and "give him your paw in marriage."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+1). Against it: a different doer (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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Peronnik take his cap off for the dragons or nah?

1. Yes, he took it off — score 1
2. No, he threw the cap in — score -1
3. Yeah, he bowed to them — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. No, he just chucked the beads — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 843, line 11: «The boy's cap has a peak "broken in the middle," and he takes it off respectfully to the mayor.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver (+4); the same doer «boy» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

So how did the palace vanish, like what actually happened?

1. It sank into the earth with a rumble — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. It burned into the lake with smoke — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It flew into the sky — score 5
4. It sank into the earth with a loud rumble and dust — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1181, line 16: «The Lion Fairy's palace floats on a lake of quicksilver, which is mercury, a liquid metal that is poisonous and shines like silver.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «lake» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «palace» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the lady ride the colt with Peronnik or did she walk?

1. She jumped up behind him on the colt — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. She climbed onto the lion — no support
3. She jumped up behind him on the colt and held him — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She sat up in front of him — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1307, line 7: «What: the rich lady keeps pushing the case, so it is "tried over again" until it reaches the highest judge.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3); the same doer «rich lady» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

What did he actually spend the gold on, fam?

1. A brown velvet suit and a white horse — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A new velvet cap — no support
3. A black silk suit and a brown mare — no support
4. A white horse — ← Mova's choice · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1187, line 6: «fact: Jose is a poor man who had spent his whole fortune on a horse, and the horse is the soul of that unhappy man.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «soul» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following did Peronnik use to subdue the lion upon the road to Kerglas?

1. A rope and a whistle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A bag filled with feathers and glue — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A sack filled with stones and wax — no support
4. A cage made of iron and thorns — 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 · wrong ✗

Which object did Peronnik take from the cavern beneath the palace of Kerglas?

1. A silver bowl and a steel lance — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. A golden bowl and a diamond lance — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. A golden bowl, a diamond lance and a silver chest of coins — score 2
4. A golden bowl and a diamond lance from the cellar — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1255, line 12: «The princess writes: "Marry the messenger who brings this letter to the princess openly at once."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bring» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements regarding the black man is accurate according to the passage?

1. He was chained to a tree — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He was bound by two feet to a rock — score 1
3. He was free — score 3
4. He was chained by one foot to a rock — ✓ the right answer · score -1

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 1123, line 20: «Old word "recognized" means knew again, so the Princess "recognized the King's son" when she saw him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «old word» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the manner in which Rogear was slain by Peronnik's companion?

1. By a long yellow spear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. By a bite from a yellow dragon — no support
3. By a touch from the woman's long yellow finger — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. By a blow from the lady's iron ball — 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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