Popular Tales from the Norse, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 42: the youth frees the princesses, wins a queen, and sets out to find Whiteland

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1545 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 ✗

So the lad just ghosted two princesses who were literally begging him for help, right?

1. Nah, he was nice — no support
2. Yeah, but he had his reasons — no support
3. Yeah, he was lowkey savage about it — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he helped them out fr — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 666, line 6: «Who: the shepherd, nicknamed the staring-eyed shepherd, is stubborn and will not speak until he has "the princess for my wife".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «princess» (+2); the same doer «shepherd» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, how many Trolls did he have to deal with in that castle?

1. like five Trolls, one each night, plus a hidden one in the cellar — score -3
2. three Trolls, and the third one was the worst by far — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. three Trolls, one each night — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. a whole pack of Trolls — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1545, line 10: «fact: The third princess says three Trolls planted the princesses in the earth, and they once lived in a castle "in the wood."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, the third Troll had nine heads? That's actually sus.

1. fr, nine heads and nine rods — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fr, nine heads and nine rods, and each rod was tipped with fire — no support
3. fr, the third one had nine — no support
4. nah, the third Troll only had nine heads on paper, not in real life, so it's fine — ← 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 1151, line 17: «Old word: a "loom" is a frame where cloth is woven, and the girl leans her head against it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «head» (+2); the same place «word» (+1); a different doer (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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

So how did he get back up after the third Troll knocked him out?

1. the eagle came and carried him — no support
2. the flask of ointment spilled over his wounds and healed him fully — no support
3. the ointment spilled and fixed him — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he crawled to the well and drank water until the Trolls went away — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1545, line 12: «fact: Each night the Trolls grow stronger, from "three heads and three rods" to "six heads" and then "nine heads and nine rods."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «trolls» (+4); the same thing acted on «fact» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, the ring gave him two wishes, so what did he do with them?

1. wished himself home, then wished his Queen there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. wished for his Queen, then sold the ring — no support
3. wished for gold and for a crown — no support
4. he wished himself home first, then used the second to bring his Queen to his side — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1511, line 5: «The freed sisters are reunited, and Halvor wishes himself home with a magic ring, startling his parents.», 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 (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, why did his dad say not to go up to the palace?

1. they'd take the boy and never give him back — score 0
2. he thought they'd lose their fun with him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it was too far — no support
4. the other King was a bad man indeed — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1196, line 17: «the servants "pushed him out of the palace" and gave him blows, but the king said "He came here from kindness."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «servants» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «foot» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey, what did the other King say that was kinda rude?

1. you will never win a Queen as lovely as the one I keep in my hall — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. your horse is faster than mine — no support
3. your Queen is prettier than mine, and your castle is smaller too — no support
4. your Queen is prettier than mine — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

So the Queen just yanked her ring back and vanished? That's a whole mood.

1. yeah, she wished herself home again — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. no, she wished herself into the sea, then came back wet and ended up in the hall — score 5
3. yeah, she wished herself home again, and nobody in the hall could stop her — score 5
4. yeah, she just left the room — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1512, line 4: «She swaps his ring, wishes them to Soria Moria Castle, and the sisters vanish with her.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «woman» (+3); the same action «wish» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, who was the Lord of the beasts, and what was his vibe?

1. a hunter with a bow — no support
2. a man who blew a horn to summon the animals — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. a man who lived in a cave — score 3
4. a man who rode a horse through the trees — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1438, line 16: «fact: The Beast gives him "a month" to find a daughter who will come willingly.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «beast» (+3); the same thing acted on «daughter» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, what did the Lord of the beasts hand him?

1. a magic sledge with white reins and a bell tied to the front — score -1
2. a pair of snow shoes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. a pair of snow shoes that never sink in the deepest drift — score -7
4. a silver bell ring — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1271, line 10: «When: the star men reach "the low northern horizon" during the night, and "Now the sun rose up out of the east" at dawn.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «reach» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

So the eagle came late and still knew nothing about Whiteland? Epic fail.

1. yep, ten years and some cake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yep, ten whole years and zero clues about Whiteland anywhere in the north — no support
3. nope, they flew to the sea — no support
4. yep, ten whole years and zero clues — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · right ✓

Be honest, did the King actually find Whiteland by the end of this part?

1. nope, he got sent to another Lord who knew nothing about the white country — score 4
2. nope, he got sent to another Lord — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. yes, he found Whiteland, but then he got sent to another Lord to get the snow shoes back — score 4
4. yes, he got sent to a Troll — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1068, line 5: «Then he begins the story of Fiachna Finn, who must find a white cow with red ears to cure the sick king Eolgarg Mor.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same doer «story» (+3); the same thing acted on «sick king» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the youth conduct himself toward the first two princesses?

1. He walked right past the two princesses in the tower and refused even to look up at them — score -1
2. He carried them home safely — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. He passed them by without regard — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. He passed them by without any regard for their pleas or their tears at all — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1332, line 4: «The dwarf leads them to his gold, and Bellah's stick becomes a winged carriage that takes everyone home to Lanillis.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

By what means did the youth preserve himself from the injuries inflicted by the Trolls?

1. He anointed himself with the ointment — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He drank water from the well — no support
3. He rubbed the ointment over every wound he had and then slept beneath the open sky — no support
4. He wrapped his arms in cloth — 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 ✗

What became of the youth's ring of two wishes after it was surrendered by the Queen?

1. She tied it in his hair and departed — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. She placed it in the Trolls' cave — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. She tied it in his hair, and he wore it proudly until the wedding feast — score 4
4. She tied it in his hair and then departed for her own land far away — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 834, line 11: «The huckster's wife takes off her gold ear-rings and puts them in her pocket, so that she may save something at least.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «put» (+2); the same thing acted on «rings» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

What instruction did the Queen give concerning the youth's obedience to his parents?

1. He was to obey his father but not his mother — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. He had to fight the Trolls at night — no support
3. He was to obey his father — no support
4. He had to be 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

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