Japanese Fairy Tales, The Mirror of Matsuyama, part 22: the father finds the mirror, and the stepmother begs pardon

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1362 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 why was she always chilling alone in her room?

1. cuz she was hiding from the stepmom — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. cuz she was lowkey sad about her mum — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. cuz the stepmom kept yelling at her all day and she just wanted peace and quiet no matter what — no support
4. cuz her dad was kinda mean lol — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok but why'd she stuff the mirror in her sleeve, bruh?

1. she was scared her dad would take it — score 2
2. she didn't wanna spill her mum's promise — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. bc her stepmom kept snooping through her stuff and she didn't want her finding the mirror at all — score 1
4. cuz she thought her dad would laugh at her for believing in mum's promise and throw the whole thing away — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1089, line 9: «Why: the Ogre's wife hides the boys because she believes she can "conceal them from her husband till morning."», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «believe» (+3); the same doer «wife» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the stepmom said the girl was cursing her, right?

1. yeah, and she said it because she was jealous of the girl's mum and her memory — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. yeah, and the dad believed her too — no support
3. yup, and it wasn't even true lol — no support
4. yeah, and that was totally fake news — ✓ the right answer · 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 1204, line 2: «A girl at the palace window falls in love with the pretty deer and orders her old nurse to catch it, with a pearl necklace as the prize.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «order» (+3); the same doer «girl» (+2); its «because» matches the remembered cause (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

did the dad lowkey believe the stepmom at first?

1. yeah, he was kinda half sus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, he kinda trusted her — no support
3. yeah, fully — no support
4. nah, not at 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what was in the mirror, no cap?

1. her mum's face, kinda — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. just her own face — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a ghost — no support
4. nothing — 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol the dad said her face is like mum's like a melon, that's wild

1. yep, two sides of one melon — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yep, like two pears, kinda — no support
3. yep, the dad said her face looks like mum's face and then he got really emotional about it all — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. nah, he compared her to a lotus that grows up out of the mud in the pond — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1316, line 18: «An old beggar comes in and wishes the guests a good appetite, but some faces look "a little frightened".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+3); the same doer «faces» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

and the stepmom just went full sorry mode at the end?

1. nah, she left — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, she yelled — no support
3. yup, she blamed the servants — no support
4. yup, she bowed and said sorry — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what's the vibe of the lotus comparison?

1. it's basically saying she grew up in a poor village but still managed to become a beautiful lady — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she's dirty — no support
3. it means she stays good and innocent even when surrounded by all the bad stuff going on in the house — no support
4. she stays pure in the muck — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the girl guilty of anything, fr fr?

1. yeah she was guilty but only because she kept the mirror secret from her dad for ages — no support
2. nope, she was innocent the whole time — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nope, she never did anything wrong, the stepmom just made the whole story up because she was jealous — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. yeah, she cursed her stepmum a bit — 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 1334, line 14: «The spinning women say, "The men of the town are so silly that we can make them believe anything we please."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same thing acted on «men» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro why'd the dad cry, for real?

1. he realized he had been so wrong about her and felt guilty for doubting his poor daughter for so long — no support
2. he felt bad about how lonely she was — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. he remembered how his own wife had cried in the same room years ago and how useless he felt — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. cuz he missed his wife a lot — 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 1334, line 12: «The young husband answers, "Well, but it didn't fall," and leaves them to cry as long as they like.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «mother» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

so the stepmom spied on them the whole time, huh?

1. yeah, she peeked through the screen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, she listened from outside — no support
3. yup, she eavesdropped the whole time — no support
4. nah, she didn't — 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 ✗

what does fusama mean, like, real quick?

1. a wooden wall panel — no support
2. a small paper lantern — no support
3. a kind of wooden box used for storing clothes and letters in the bedroom — ← Mova's choice · score -5
4. a sliding paper door — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1360, line 18: «The father says that the mirror is "an index to her own heart," meaning a sign that shows what kind of person she is inside.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

is it a superstition or real magic, lol?

1. a rumour people repeat, nothing more — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. just a superstition, not real — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a folk belief, not proven — no support
4. real magic — 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 ✗

What was the principal motive of the daughter in concealing the mirror upon her father's entrance?

1. To preserve inviolate her mother's final promise — ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. To prevent her stepmother from ever learning about the sacred object that her late mother had gifted her before dying — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. To shield the object from her father's temper, which had grown harsh since her mother's sudden and painful death — no support
4. To protect the family's secret mirror — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1361, line 2: «She gives the girl a round mirror in a wooden box and says that whenever she looks in it, she will see her mother.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3); the same doer «mother» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the father ultimately ascertain the true nature of the reflection?

1. By reading an old family letter — no support
2. By listening to his wife's words — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. By checking every room in the house for signs of curses and finally seeing the girl's reflection — score 3
4. By examining the mirror himself and perceiving the face — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1361, line 2: «She gives the girl a round mirror in a wooden box and says that whenever she looks in it, she will see her mother.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «mother» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). 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 · wrong ✗

What was the consequence of the stepmother's confession for the household?

1. She acknowledged her error and sought forgiveness — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She confessed nothing and kept her distance — score 0
3. She accepted her blame completely, wept before the family shrine, and asked everyone in the house to forgive her quietly — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She admitted her lie and asked to be forgiven — 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 1361, line 13: «The stepmother wipes away "some false tears," which means she pretends to cry to make her husband feel sorry for her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cry» (+3); the same doer «stepmother» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which image did the father employ to express the daughter's resemblance to her late mother?

1. The two halves of a melon — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Two halves of a pear — score 3
3. The petals of a lotus — score 3
4. The two halves of a melon cut open to show its bright red flesh and dark seeds clearly — ← 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 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 762, line 9: «fact: Why: the mother cuts the wolf open because the kids are "still alive" inside his belly, and she fills it with stones to trap him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut» (+2); the same doer «mother» (+1); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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