Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 6: the girl lights a candle, the prince flees, and she searches the winds

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1419 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, how did the girl even find the prince's crib, like where is it?

1. along the old river road — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. east of the sun, west of the moon — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. east of the sun, west of the moon, past the glass hill — no support
4. past the sea of glass — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1327, line 19: «Old words: "thee" and "thou" mean "you" today, "hath" means "has", and "clamour" means a loud noise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old words» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, so the prince is a bear in the daytime, that's so wild, right?

1. yeah, bear by day, man by night — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, bear by day and man by night, because of the spell — no support
3. yeah, a bear at noon — no support
4. nah, he's a man all day — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1419, line 10: «Why: the Prince says his stepmother has bewitched him so that he is "a white bear by day and a man by night."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «white bear» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the mom was lowkey a detective, right, getting the whole story out?

1. yeah, she asked nicely — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, she made her spill everything, even the secret of the candle — no support
3. yeah, she made her spill everything — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. nope, she just sat there quiet — 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 ✗

so she lit the candle and kissed him, no cap, and then he bounced?

1. yeah, the wax dripped down his shirt and he woke and looked around the room — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, the lamp fell and he slept — no support
3. yeah, the wax dripped and he woke — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, the wax dripped on his shirt and he woke up with a jump — 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 ✓

why's the girl going around with three old ladies like it's a quest?

1. they gave her gold to keep — score -2
2. each one sends her to the next, until she finds the castle at last — score 0
3. each one sends her to the next — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. they're all her old friends — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 1358, line 14: «Who: the Emperor sends a Court lady first, and when she is refused, he goes to see the Princess himself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

those old ladies had gold stuff, fr, a golden apple and a comb, and what else?

1. a golden spinning-wheel, which she carried on her back — no support
2. a golden spinning-wheel — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. a silver spindle and a bowl — score -5
4. a golden spinning-wheel and a silver cup from the mountain — score -5

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 1302, line 15: «The lady combs his hair "with a golden comb" and lays his head on her knee, but his eyes "opened not."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «lady» (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

and the east wind is her ride, so does he just blow her fast?

1. yeah, they zoomed super fast — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, they just walked slow — no support
3. yeah, very fast — no support
4. yeah, they flew all the way — 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 ✗

the prince's nose-girl has a nose three ells long, that's crazy, is that a real thing?

1. nah, it's an old measure of length — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nope, it's a mean joke too — no support
3. nah, it's an old measure of length that people used for cloth in the past — score 4
4. yeah, it's a real big nose — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1396, line 17: «Who helps: a thousand woodpeckers fly through the window and peck his nose until it is "the same size as before."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «same size» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «nose» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, the girl wakes up in a dark wood with her old bag, the whole thing's so sad, right?

1. yeah, she's alone and cold — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. nah, she's fine — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. yeah, she's cold — score 1
4. yeah, she's hungry and alone — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1169, line 6: «Who: the stranger girl, a bride from a far country, and her buffalo, the "Rover of the Plain," who was once a fine servant.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «stranger girl» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

is the west wind stronger than the east wind, like seriously?

1. no, they're equal — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, he's stronger, so they ask him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nah, the east is stronger — no support
4. nah, he's weaker — 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 ✓

why's the candle a big deal, like what's tallow, is it a snack?

1. a bread made from wheat — no support
2. melted fat for making candles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. melted fat for making candles, not a snack at all — score 3
4. a kind of cheese from the farm — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 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 1084, line 19: «Old word: a "collation" was a light meal or snack, so the Ogre's hall held a snack for his friends, not a full dinner.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

so she's still going at the end, pretty much on a mission, right?

1. yeah, she's heading to the south wind to ask about the castle's road — no support
2. yeah, she's heading to the castle — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. yeah, she's heading to the south wind — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, she's going to the north — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 733, line 5: «His wife Ilsabill keeps sending him back to the fish for something better, from a cottage to a stone castle, and at the end she wants to be king.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wife» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, 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 objects did the first old woman bestow upon the girl as a token of assistance?

1. a golden comb — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. a silver thimble — score -3
3. a golden apple and a bag of gold coins — score -1
4. a golden apple — ✓ the right answer · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1419, line 14: «What: the old women give her "a golden apple," "a gold carding-comb," and "a golden spinning-wheel."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: the same property (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

To which wind did the East Wind direct the girl for further information concerning the location of the castle?

1. the West Wind — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. the Moon — score 2
3. the North — score 2
4. the North Wind — 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 1322, line 1: «The giant sends a stable boy home to his mother, then fetches the real prince, who is treated as a son in the castle.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «real prince» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

At what moment did the hot tallow fall upon the sleeping Prince's shirt?

1. as he woke up — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. when she kissed him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. when she lit the lamp — no support
4. when she kissed him, just as he was waking up — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1197, line 14: «Why: the princess falls in love with him "in a moment" when she sees him in the green velvet tunic.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «princess» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what condition did the girl find herself upon awakening in the morning?

1. alone on a green patch in a wood, with her old bag beside her — score 2
2. alone on a green patch in a wood — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. alone and cold on a green patch in a dark, quiet wood far from home — score 2
4. alone by a cold river — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1211, line 5: «Later the family is poor, and the girl finds a hut full of food with a robin watching her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «find» (+1); the same circumstance (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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