Popular Tales, The Master Thief, part 18: the Priest is tricked into a sack and the Governor's horses are stolen
Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 1521 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 ✗
Bruh, who was the priest even called?
- 1. Father Lawrence of the Abbey — no support
- 2. The holy priest Father Lawrence — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. Father Walter — no support
- 4. Father Lawrence — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 894, line 9: «Why she cries out: she says the holy name "Jesus Christ", and "the frog skin fell from her".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «priest» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Lowkey, what did the thief pretend to be?
- 1. a swan — no support
- 2. owl — no support
- 3. hen — no support
- 4. a bird — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -6
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1497, line 18: «Old word: "dissemble" means to hide your true feelings by pretending; today we would say "fake it."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
No cap, where did the priest get dragged to?
- 1. the duck-pen — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. the goose-house behind the great hall — score 2
- 3. the goose-house — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. the hen-house — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1040, line 15: «WORDS: A "tussock" is a tuft or clump of coarse grass, so Fionn hauled his stag over those clumps.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «haul» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Fr, what did the geese do to the priest?
- 1. bit him — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. hissed — no support
- 3. pecked him — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. chased him — 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 ✗
Bet, what did the goose-girl call the geese?
- 1. wicked birds — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. little fiends — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 3. hissing little fiends and wicked pests — no support
- 4. the little fiends of Purgatory — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1518, line 6: «Who: the Black Thief, also called the Thief of Sloan, tells his tale to save the youngest prince.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «black thief» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
Deadass, how did the priest go home?
- 1. went by cart — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. ran super fast — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. walked — no support
- 4. ran — 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗
Sus, what was in the second flask?
- 1. poison — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. just brandy — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. tea — no support
- 4. milk — 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 ✗
Hella, what did the old lady wear?
- 1. a ragged gown with a torn jerkin — no support
- 2. a ragged cape — no support
- 3. a ragged gown and an old wig — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 4. a ragged gown — ✓ the right answer · score 2
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1512, line 9: «What the girls leave behind: "their kirtles lying in the chimney corner", which means long gowns or dresses worn by women.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wear» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «long gowns» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bruh, where did the old lady sit?
- 1. beside the old wall — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. by the stable door on a cold bench — score 2
- 3. by the stable door — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. by the fire — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 958, line 4: «She sits in the pew with the pastor's family, who say it was right of her to come, and the sunshine fills her heart with peace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sit» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
Lowkey, what did the boys chew to warm up?
- 1. tobacco — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -10
- 2. sweet tobacco mixed with bitter herbs — score -10
- 3. pepper — score -10
- 4. clover — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -10, tied with another option at -10 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 573, line 19: «Old word: "terbacker" means tobacco, the plant whose leaves are smoked or chewed, and the spelling is now standard.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
No cap, what did the boys all scream for?
- 1. a drop of brandy — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. a glass of wine — score 1
- 3. a sip of strong brandy from the Governor — no support
- 4. a bottle of brandy for each boy — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 682, line 6: «Who: the knight is called "your dirty goose-boy" by his own words, but he is really "a king's son" and "the invincible knight".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). Against it: the same doer «own words» (-2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Fr, what did the Governor give the thief at the end?
- 1. a hundred dollars and a gold ring — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a hundred marks — no support
- 3. a hundred dollars — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. a hundred dollars plus a horse and saddle — 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 13 · ★ · right ✓
Bet, what was the Governor's new test?
- 1. steal twelve horses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 2. rob the stable boys — no support
- 3. steal a horse — score 3
- 4. steal the gold — no support
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 1519, line 15: «The robbers set a test: steal an ox from a man going to town, "without his knowing, and without doing him any harm."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «steal» (+2); the same thing acted on «ox» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗
Deadass, how did the thief get the Governor's horses?
- 1. he sold the horses back — no support
- 2. stole them from the boys — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 3. he sneaked in and stole them from the sleeping boys — score 0
- 4. he took them by force — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1497, line 3: «Kind Prince Ahmed turns his horse around, orders two men to lift her up, and takes her through the iron gate to the Fairy's palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which name was given to the Priest in the text?
- 1. Reverend Father Lawrence Dunne — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Brother Edmund — score 1
- 3. Father Lawrence of Saint Mary — score 1
- 4. Father Lawrence — ✓ the right answer · 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 556, line 18: «Old word: "mendicant" meant a beggar who lives on what people give him; today we just say beggar or someone asking for money.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2). Against it: the same receiver «word» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
What was the object used by the thief to carry the priest?
- 1. a tub — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a bag — no support
- 3. a large wooden crate — no support
- 4. a sack — ✓ 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
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which substance did the thief place in one of the two flasks?
- 1. a strong poison — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. a strong sleeping drink from the apothecary — no support
- 3. a potion of poppies and brandy — no support
- 4. a sleeping drink — ✓ 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
Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓
What was the final sum of money given by the Governor to the thief?
- 1. a hundred dollars — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. two hundred pounds — no support
- 3. a thousand dollars — no support
- 4. one dollar — 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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