Popular Tales from the Norse, Cinderella, part 31: the golden hemlock and the burnt reindeer skin

Tests: 5 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1534 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, who actually got the ring on her finger at the castle?

1. the Prince's cousin from the north — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the witch's daughter — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. the girl who sang at the banquet — score -2
4. the kitchen wench — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1416, line 14: «The blind mouse finds the ring when she "felt something very hard" in a dead fish she was eating on the shore.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «ring» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, why did the prince ditch the wedding party at the palace?

1. he wanted more cake — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. he was embarrassed by his weird bride — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. he was sick of the music — score 1
4. he felt the bride was too loud — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1479, line 12: «The Prince runs away from the lake because he wants to forget "his terrible ugliness," but he falls into "a deep pit which had been made to trap bears."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

so what did the kitchen girl whisper to him?

1. your ring is in the river — no support
2. the bride is not who she says — no support
3. the bride is fake — no support
4. don't rob me of my silver and gold — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1534, line 10: «Why the kitchen girl speaks: she whispers, "Alas! dear Prince, do not rob me of my silver and my gold," so he knows her.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «rob» (+4); the same circumstance (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «girl» (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why did the prince chuck the witch's daughter over the river?

1. to let the reindeer cross over safely to the marsh — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. to cross the wide river — score 2
3. to punish her for the witch's cruel lies — score 3
4. to make a bridge out of her — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1228, line 10: «The prince is sixteen and "had scarcely been allowed to walk alone beyond the palace gardens."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «allow» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

lol, what grew out of her body?

1. a golden hemlock — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a golden tree — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. a silver birch — no support
4. a tall golden hemlock tree in bloom — 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 893, line 19: «Old word: "carcase" means a dead body, especially of an animal; today we spell it "carcass".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «dead body» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); 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

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

dude, what did the witch do when she heard the moaning?

1. she wailed and hid in the palace tower all night — no support
2. she called her guards out — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. she dropped the golden ring — no support
4. she smashed the bridge to bits — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1270, line 5: «A young woman hears his cries, cuts him free, and rides to the chieftain, while a man in buckskins waits on a hillock to be found.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

so the witch turned the real wife into what, exactly?

1. a white swan — score 8
2. a reindeer that wandered to the marsh — no support
3. a wild bear — score 8
4. a reindeer — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score 11, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1534, line 4: «The witch turns the true wife into a reindeer, and the baby cries until the widow takes him to the reindeer in the wood.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same thing acted on «true wife» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «witch» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

bro, who did the witch shove into the real wife's spot?

1. a cousin from the far north — score -5
2. her own daughter — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. a kitchen girl — score -2
4. the miller's youngest daughter — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1473, line 17: «When she sees the sleeping children, she mutters "That'll be a dainty bite," meaning she plans to eat them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «witch» (-1); the same thing acted on «children» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what made the baby cry non stop?

1. missing its mum — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a sore tooth — score 2
3. hunger — score 2
4. wet cloth — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1470, line 7: «The Captain's words "Open, Sesame!" made the rock door open, and "Shut, Sesame!" made it close.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

who did the prince ask for help, like, who was the advice lady?

1. a healer — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. a wise widow — ✓ the right answer · score 10
3. a kind old nun — score 10
4. the cook — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. 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 774, line 6: «Who: the youngest prince, who is kind and asks the dwarf for help, and the dwarf in the scarlet cloak, who is "a little ugly dwarf" with "a sugarloaf cap".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+4); the same doer «youngest prince» (+3); the same circumstance (+3). The right option, 2, scored 10. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

where did the widow take the baby to calm it down?

1. to the marsh in the forest — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. deep into the snowy mountains beyond the village — score 8
3. to the cottage in the hills — score 8
4. back to the palace kitchens by the river — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1458, line 3: «He shows the Terrible Head to the beast, which turns to stone, and then he takes the girl to her father's palace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same thing acted on «girl» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

so what did the prince do while the widow combed the reindeer?

1. burned the reindeer skin in the hearth fire — score 6
2. slept by the hearth — score 6
3. dropped the comb on the floor — score 6
4. threw the skin in the fire — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1534, line 5: «When the reindeer's head is combed, the Prince throws her skin into the fire, and she cries out: "Why did you do that?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «throw» (+2); the same thing acted on «skin» (+2); the same doer «prince» (+1). Against it: the same place «fire» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the Prince ascertain the identity of the true bride?

1. the kitchen wench's hidden letter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the ring — no support
3. the kitchen wench's whispered words — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a whisper — 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 ✗

Pursuant to what consideration did the Prince withdraw from the wedding festivities?

1. fear that the reindeer would return to the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. shame at so strange a bride — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. anger at the feast's cost — no support
4. grief for his lost mother — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 225, line 10: «Why does the prince take a disguise? He wants to search for her in secret and is "firmly resolved not to return without her."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); the same circumstance (+3); the same action «return» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which botanical object grew from the body of the witch's daughter?

1. a silver birch — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. a golden willow — score 0
3. a golden hemlock — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. a tall golden hemlock in bloom — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 1534, line 12: «The golden hemlock: the daughter cries, "May there grow a golden hemlock out of my body!" so her mother may know her by it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grow» (+1); the same place «body» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the outcome for the true bride upon the Prince's discovery?

1. she was revealed when her skin burned — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she was thrown in the river — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. she was banished to the forest marsh — no support
4. she was turned into a reindeer by the witch — 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 1291, line 19: «In the church, the wedding dress falls with "Crick! crack!", to the "great confusion" of the bride.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «bride» (+3); the same action «confuse» (+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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