Norse Tales, The Master Thief, part 17: the youth tricks the Governor with three hares and steals the roast joint

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1520 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, did the Master Thief really snag the joint right under the Governor's nose?

1. Yeah, dude, he bagged it while everyone was chasing some hare, mental — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, dude, totally — no support
3. Yeah, dude, he bagged it from the cook — no support
4. Nah, he got caught chasing some hare — ← 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 1389, line 11: «Geppetto "had forgotten to make" the ears, so the Carabineer could only grab Pinocchio by the nose.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «grab» (+2); the same thing acted on «pinocchio» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

so the hares were the trick, right?

1. Nope, the old chef's eyes were glued to the stew — no support
2. Totally, three hares — no support
3. Totally, three hares and the old chef's eyes were glued to the wrong thing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. Totally, the cook's eyes were glued to the spit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1218, line 3: «The grandmother wants him in the pot, the grandfather wants him killed first, and the hare hopes for a way out.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «hare» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

wait, the dad had to go ask the Governor?

1. Nah, he was told to — no support
2. Yeah, the youth was threatening him with a birch stick, so he had to — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Yeah, the son was beating him with a rod, so he went — no support
4. Nah, the youth was bribing him with gold, so he did — 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 1520, line 4: «He threatens his father with a birch stick until the man goes to ask the Governor for his daughter.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «threaten» (+3); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the robbers actually lose to him?

1. Nope, they still ran the whole crew — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Kinda, they had to admit he was top dog — no support
3. Kinda, they had to admit he was top dog of the whole crew — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Kinda, they had to admit he was top dog of the whole crew, though some of them still grumbled about it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 893, line 3: «At sunset Helga changes into a frog, and the frightened robbers run away from the spot.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run away» (+2); the same doer «frightened robbers» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

how did he get the third ox though?

1. He whistled like a bullock so dad went chasing — no support
2. He bellowed like a bullock in the woods so dad went chasing — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He bellowed like a bullock in the woods so dad went chasing off after him without a lantern — score 3
4. He bellowed like a bullock in the woods so dad went chasing and the robbers slipped away — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 1520, line 1: «The youth fools the man into losing the third ox by bellowing like a bullock in the wood, and the robbers are beaten at their own game.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «bellow» (+2); the same place «wood» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

that's bare cheeky, the Governor getting schooled?

1. Dead right, he chased a hare for ages and still got zero dinner — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dead right, he chased a hare around the kitchen for ages and still got zero dinner, plus a lecture — no support
3. Dead right, he chased a fox and got no dinner — no support
4. Nah, he chased a hare and got no pay — 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 ✗

what's the Priest's problem?

1. He laughed at the Governor and reckons he'd never fall for it, even if the youth tried it again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He cheered for the Governor and reckons he'd never fall for it — no support
3. He yelled at the Governor and reckons he'd never fall for it — no support
4. He laughed at the Governor and reckons he'd never fall for it — ✓ 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 ✗

did the youth look like a rich dude in the yard?

1. Yeah, he rocked a general's uniform and drove in like a big shot with horses behind him — no support
2. Nah, he wore rags and walked in like a beggar — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Yeah, he wore a captain's coat and drove in like a big shot — no support
4. Yeah, he rocked a general's uniform and drove in like a big shot — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1520, line 14: «The youth wears "some old rags so that he looked so poor and wretched that it was quite pitiable to see him" to fool the kitchen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wear» (+2); the same thing acted on «old rags» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the Governor say he had to do first?

1. Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big a deal to the court — no support
3. Show more gold, cause the joint thing wasn't enough — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. Show more of his skill, cause the joint thing wasn't that big and he wanted something harder — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1520, line 15: «The Governor tells his people "it's no use to think of catching a hare when it's running away," so they do not chase the first two.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «use» (-1); a different doer (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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

okay, that's a sick plan, so why do they call him Master Thief?

1. Cause he apprenticed with robbers and finished his time, so he knows every trick going — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cause he apprenticed with robbers and finished his time — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Cause he's a thief — no support
4. Cause he apprenticed with a cook and left early — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the old lady get the robbers' stuff?

1. Nope, the youth loaded it on horses and rode off with it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, the youth loaded it on carts and left — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. Nope, the robbers loaded it on horses and rode off — no support
4. Nope, the youth loaded it on horses and rode off with it before the robbers could return — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1514, line 1: «explain: Prince Ivan leaves a silver spoon, a silver fork and a silver snuff-box with his three bird brothers-in-law, then finds his wife Marya Morevna.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+2); the same doer «prince ivan» (+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 describes the action by which the youth obtained the Governor's joint of meat on the Sunday in question?

1. He released two hares into the kitchen, thereby distracting the cook, and removed the joint from the table — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. He hid three hares in the courtyard, thereby alerting the household, and seized the joint from the hearth — score -1
3. He released three hares into the courtyard, thereby diverting the attention of the household, and removed the joint from the spit — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. He removed the joint from the spit — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 703, line 15: «The sheep are given to the youth next, and he thinks his trouble is a punishment for refusing to mind his father's one cow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «youth» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following statements accurately reports the reason the father gave for his reluctance to approach the Governor?

1. He considered the Governor so wealthy that he dared not make such a request, fearing he would be turned away at the gate — score 7
2. He considered the Governor so poor that he could not afford such a request — score 7
3. He considered the Governor so wealthy that he dared not make such a request — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. He considered the Governor so wealthy that he dared not make such a request, and feared his son would be punished for it — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1480, line 1: «The Prince, still a dog, gives his breakfast bread to a starving girl and then sees Celia taken into a golden house.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «see» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «prince» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately characterises the relationship between the youth and the robbers at the close of the passage?

1. The youth fled the robbers — score -4
2. The youth had been established as the chief of the Governor, who resented this position — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The youth was the robbers' prisoner — score -6
4. The youth had been established as the chief of the robbers, who resented this position — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1184, line 4: «Two youths shout at him, but he stays to hear the music and sends them off with clever answers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following identifies the event that immediately preceded the Priest's ridicule of the Governor?

1. The Governor's account of the theft of the joint by the Master Thief — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Governor's account of the theft of the joint by the Master Thief, which he had witnessed from the balcony — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. The Governor's account of the theft of the joint by the Master Thief in the kitchen on Sunday — score 4
4. The Governor's account of the hare chase by the cook — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 1449, line 19: «Old word: "bethought herself" means remembered; today we would say "thought of".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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