Oz, The Discovery of Oz the Terrible, part 19: the Wizard is found to be a little old man

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

Lesson 1604 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 Monkeys like totally carried them to the Emerald City, right?

1. yep, they flew us, but with the cap — score 4
2. yep, they flew the whole way, no cap — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. nah, they walked us most of the way — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. yep, they flew the whole way with the cap, and then they dropped us in the forest, bro — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1374, line 10: «The monkey laughed at what he thought was the crab's "innocence", so he was careless and walked straight into the trap.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «walk» (+3); the same doer «monkey» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro, what's the deal with the Golden Cap?

1. it's a magic cap, the monkeys obey it — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. it's a crown hat, the monkeys obey whoever wears it — score 2
3. it's a wish hat, so the monkeys do your bidding three times, and then the cap is gone for good, bro — no support
4. it's a wish hat, so the monkeys do your bidding three times — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1538, line 11: «The King "drags" nothing new here, but he "tore back her silken coverings" and "tweaked off her lace cap" in anger.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «lace cap» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, who melted the Wicked Witch?

1. Toto did, with a bucket of water — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Dorothy did, with a bucket of water, and the Witch screamed like crazy, lol, the whole thing — score 0
3. Dorothy did, with a bucket of water — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Dorothy did, with a bucket of water she grabbed from the castle well, dude — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 977, line 7: «What: the sun is a danger, because the yard-dog warns that it "will make you run some day," meaning it will melt him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the gate guy was like, "what, you're back?" lol

1. yeah, dude, he was totally shook and then he bowed super low to Dorothy, lol — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nah, he was totally chill, dude — no support
3. yeah, he was like totally bored — no support
4. yeah, dude, he was totally shook — ✓ the right answer · 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

why'd the wizard make them wait so long?

1. he was scared of the Witch, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. he was scared of the monkeys, lowkey, and also he was messing with the Scarecrow, bro — score 1
3. he was scared of the monkeys, lowkey — ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. he was busy with his own stuff, bro — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1594, line 13: «Why? Dorothy sleeps happily, dreaming of "the good Wizard Oz, who would soon send her back to her own home."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «good wizard» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

did Oz like, show up right away?

1. yeah, he came out after an hour — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. nah, he kept them waiting for days and then made them wait even longer, bro, for real — score 5
3. nah, he kept them waiting for days — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. nah, he kept them waiting for days and sent a message at four minutes after nine, lol — score 5

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 1603, line 17: «The Monkey King says the story is "a long story" and tells of their old life in the forest, before Oz came out of the clouds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come out» (+3); the same doer «oz» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Dorothy dreaming about home?

1. yeah, Kansas and Aunt Em, fr — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, Oz and the Witch, fr — no support
3. yeah, Kansas and Aunt Em and Toto, fr, she was so happy to be home — score 1
4. nah, she dreamed of the forest — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1604, line 16: «Dorothy dreams of Kansas, where Aunt Em is glad "to have her little girl at home again".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «dream» (+3); the same doer «dorothy» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

so the Voice was like "I am everywhere," creepy right?

1. super creepy, bro, like a ghost — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. super creepy, bro, like a ghost that floats around the whole palace all day long — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. creepy, bro — no support
4. super loud, bro, like a bear — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 795, line 13: «Where she is found: "by the altar," after she has spent the whole day in the church.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «church» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same property (-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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

who knocked over the screen?

1. Toto, lol — no support
2. a dog, lol — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Toto, my little dog, lol — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Toto, the little brown dog — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1591, line 21: «Old word: "enchanted" means put under a magic spell, and "thereupon" meant "after that," which we now say as "then."», 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 action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

wait, the Wizard was just some old dude?

1. yep, a bald little old guy, sus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yep, a bald little old guy with a wrinkled face and a fake voice, sus — no support
3. yep, a bald little old guy who was pretending to be a giant head, sus, bro, wild — no support
4. yep, a wrinkled old lady, sus — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the Tin Woodman swing his axe?

1. he raised it and rushed at him, dude, but he was super nervous and kinda slow, lol, tbh — score 2
2. he raised it and ran away, dude — score 2
3. he raised it and rushed at him, dude, then the screen got knocked over by Toto — score 2
4. he raised it and rushed at him, dude — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1583, line 11: «How did the woodman stop the beasts? He lifted his "glittering axe" and stood in front of the Musician.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lift» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «glittering axe» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

was the little man like, scared?

1. nah, his voice was steady, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, lowkey — no support
3. nah, not at all — no support
4. yeah, his voice was shaking, lowkey — ✓ 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 ✗

so Oz was just making believe the whole time?

1. yep, he was a total fraud, bro — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yep, he was a real wizard, bro — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. yep, he was a total fraud, bro, and he had been pretending the whole time with the screen — score -3
4. yep, he was a total fraud, bro, who had been making believe to everyone in the entire Emerald City, lol — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1587, line 17: «Who is Oz: "Oz himself is the Great Wizard", and he "lives in the City of Emeralds".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «oz» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «great wizard» (-1). 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 ✗

In accordance with the text, upon what condition was the princess Gayelette prevailed upon to spare the Winged Monkeys?

1. Upon condition of a golden crown — no support
2. Upon condition that they should serve the Princess of Oz once and then depart — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Upon condition that they should thrice obey the Wicked Witch of the West and her command — score 4
4. Upon condition that they should thrice perform the bidding of the owner of the Golden Cap — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1451, line 5: «When she warns him he has only three days left, he remembers, and she gives him an acorn with a tiny barking dog inside; at the palace his brothers' dogs are t…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «monkey» (+2); the same receiver «prince» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

At what hour did the Great Oz appoint the travelers to attend upon him in the Throne Room?

1. At four minutes after nine o'clock — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. At four minutes before ten o'clock — no support
3. At noon — no support
4. At nine o'clock — 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 was the true appearance of the Wizard revealed behind the fallen screen?

1. a little old man with a bald head and a wrinkled face and a voice that was shaking — no support
2. a tall young man with a golden crown and a smooth face — no support
3. a little old man with a bald head and a wrinkled face — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a little old man with a bald head and a wrinkled face, standing beside a brass machine full of levers and wires — ← Mova's choice · 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 1055, line 7: «Goll's anger "fled at the word" when Fionn says "It is true," but it flares again at the word "jealous."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «word» (+1). Against it: the same doer «word» (-2); a different action (counts against) (-4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the Wizard admit when entreated not to speak so loudly?

1. that he had been making believe — ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. that he was just a humbug — no support
3. that he had been making believe to be a great wizard all along, and he was sorry — ← Mova's choice · score 6
4. that he had been hiding behind it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1520, line 3: «His father refuses him a bed, but the youth makes him admit who he is and tells him he has become a Master Thief.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+8); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on (-1); the same doer «man» (-2). The right option, 1, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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