Norse Tales, East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon, part 58: Dapplegrim climbs the cliff and rescues the Princess, then the King sets new tasks

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1561 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 · ★ · right ✓

Bro, did Dapplegrim actually climb that cliff or was it lowkey fake?

1. he climbed it on the third go — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. he slipped on the first go — no support
3. nope he fell — no support
4. he got up on the second try — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1561, line 7: «What: Dapplegrim climbs a cliff "as steep as a house side and as smooth as a sheet of glass" after two failed tries.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dapplegrim» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

No way, so the King was salty about the Princess, right?

1. yep, the court made him mad at the lad and the horse too — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. nah, it was the Princess who made him mad, not the court or the lad — score 1
3. nope, the horse made him mad at it — score 1
4. yep, the court made him mad at the lad — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1554, line 15: «fact: King Grumpy wants the marriage because the alliance "would make him more powerful than ever".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what did the King want next, a sick new castle?

1. the sun shining in his palace — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. a new hall for his feast — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. more gold coins — score 3
4. the moon shining on his bed — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 79, line 7: «"'Satiable curtiosity" is Kipling's baby-talk for "insatiable curiosity", wanting to know things so much that you are never satisfied.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «want» (+3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr fr, how much iron for the shoes, like ten or twenty?

1. ten barrels — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. ten pounds — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. a few — no support
4. twelve pounds — 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 ✗

Bruh, did the hill sink fifteen ells, or like fifty?

1. fifteen ells, not fifty, down into the earth — no support
2. fifteen ells — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. twenty ells — no support
4. fifteen ells straight down into the cold dark earth — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1561, line 12: «How Dapplegrim fixes it: "for each hop that Dapplegrim made, down went the hill fifteen ells into the earth."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «earth» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what did the King say the youth had to get, a bridal horse or a gold ring?

1. a golden ring — no support
2. a bridal horse — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. a crown — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. a gold ring — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1293, line 16: «Why: the king says he will give his youngest daughter to whoever brings three crowns like the others.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «three crowns» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lowkey scary, what would happen if the youth messed up?

1. he would lose his crown — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he'd get whipped — score 0
3. he'd be banished — no support
4. he would lose his life — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 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 the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «youth» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what did the youth cut open to stop the birds?

1. the wool bags — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the sacks — no support
3. the grain — no support
4. the corn sacks — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, which animals did Dapplegrim say were sent to stop them?

1. the wild dogs — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. the wild beasts — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. the birds — no support
4. the foxes — no support

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 1143, line 11: «Why: The horse says she was "a girl" and the raven "a youth wooing me", so giants' spells changed them into animals.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «horse» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay sus, what did the youth throw out to the beasts?

1. the carcasses of sheep — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. the carcasses of oxen — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. the barrels of wine — score 4
4. the bones — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1372, line 19: «Where the jelly fish ends up: "beyond the Palace gates," thrown into the water to suffer.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «throw» (+3); the same place «water» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Be real, what was the wall like, bumpy or smooth as glass?

1. smooth as glass — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -1
2. rough — no support
3. smooth as glass with no crack anywhere on it at all — score -1
4. rough as stone — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1561, line 1: «The youth reaches the mountain where the Princess is held, but the rock wall is as smooth as glass.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what does Dapplegrim call the sound far away, a foal or a colt?

1. a tiny old colt — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a mare — no support
3. a foal — no support
4. a full-grown colt — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Honestly, who was the Princess taken by, a Troll or a dragon?

1. a dragon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bear — no support
3. a boy — no support
4. a Troll — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action did the youth perform in order to secure the release of the Princess from the mountain?

1. He caught her up on his saddle-bow, turned around, and rode straight out of the hall — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He lifted her onto the horse and waited there — score 0
3. He caught her up on his saddle-bow and rode out — ✓ the right answer · score -3
4. He caught her up on his saddle-bow and rode out of the mountain at once — score -3

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 1436, line 1: «The youth sits alone in the haunted castle, and his dead cousin is warmed back to life in bed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. The right option, 3, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What measure of length is employed in the description of Dapplegrim's descent into the earth?

1. the ell — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. the yard — score 0
3. the inch — score 0
4. the foot — score 0

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 1463, line 17: «What is "genteel"? In the story it means well-bred and polite, a word people rarely use now, when we might say "smart" or "refined."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3). Against it: the same circumstance (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What condition did the King impose upon the youth before he could claim the Princess as his bride?

1. the surrender of a silver sword and a gold ring — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. the provision of a bridal horse equal to his own — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the provision of a bridal horse equal to his own, shod with iron — score -3
4. the provision of a bridal horse equal to his own and twelve barrels of rye — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1542, line 13: «The King says "Graciosa belongs to her!", so he gives his daughter up to the Queen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. 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 ✗

Which creatures were sent, according to Dapplegrim, to hinder the youth's journey through the forest?

1. the wolves and the trolls of the hill — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. the crows and the wild boars — score -1
3. the wild birds and the wild beasts — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. the wild beasts — 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 1143, line 3: «Next morning he kills the old hag, sprinkles water on the heroes, and the raven sends him home to Grianaig.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «send» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1); the same circumstance (-3). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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