Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich frees a hare, breaks a forbidden door and becomes a witch's servant

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

Lesson 1715 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, did Iwanich really throw the hare to those beasts?

1. nah, he kept it — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. no, he hid the hare in his coat pocket — score -1
3. yeah, he chucked it to them like a snack — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. yeah, he tossed it over like a bag of food — 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 1715, line 7: «What: Iwanich throws the hare to the beasts, and it runs off "like an arrow from a bow", so the Prince is left alone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «iwanich» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «hare» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what was the deal with the tiny prickly dude?

1. he was three feet tall with spikes like a hedgehog — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. he had a beard and spikes like a cactus — no support
3. he was three feet tall with spikes all over like a hedgehog and a long white beard — no support
4. he was a little guy with spikes covering his whole body and a bunch of lions on his beard — 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, why did the lions chill with him?

1. they were hooked to his beard like a leash — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. the lions were chained to his beard and he kept them calm by singing to them all day — score 1
3. they were hooked onto his long beard like a leash so they couldn't run away from him — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. they were just hanging out by his beard — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 148, line 3: «An Archer shoots a Lion, who runs away, and the Fox asks why he fled; the Lion says a man who sends such a messenger must be terrible.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run away» (+2); the same doer «lion» (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, did the lion stay with Iwanich forever?

1. nah, he let it go near the palace — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. nah, it ran off to the hills — no support
3. nah, he let it go near the palace only after they walked through the whole dark wood — no support
4. yeah, it followed him everywhere, even into the witch's house and the palace — 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 · ★ · right ✓

wait, what was Militza like at her palace?

1. she was sad and cried a lot — no support
2. she was kind and smiled at him — score 0
3. she was super happy and hugged him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. she was happy — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1715, line 12: «Militza and her court are kind to him, and Militza greets him by running up "and embraced him tenderly".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «embrace» (+2); the same doer «militza» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey sus, why did Iwanich open the tower door?

1. he was too nosy and wanted gold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he thought the door was a trick and wanted to show he was braver than her — no support
3. he was too curious and simply couldn't wait for Militza to return from her trip — no support
4. he was too curious and couldn't wait — ✓ 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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the guy in the cauldron get fixed?

1. nope, he was lost in the fog — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, the whole palace just poofed away — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yes, he got out — no support
4. yes, he was pulled out alive — 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 ✓

ok real talk, where did the Prince wake up?

1. on a bare, rocky heath — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. under a big old oak — score 3
3. in a dark wet forest — score 3
4. on a flat sandy shore — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 1615, line 4: «At midnight the house shakes and the roof falls in, but the girl wakes in the morning in a splendid royal room.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+2); the same action «wake» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the beggar give Iwanich at night?

1. a bed, a fire, soup, and a warm blanket to sleep under all night — no support
2. a warm bed and a full meal with honey, cheese, and wine for the whole night — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. a warm cloak and bread to eat — no support
4. a bed and shelter for the night — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 128, line 11: «On the second night she gives the ring off her finger, and on the third she has "nothing left that I can give you".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what's the witch's house look like?

1. spiky fence with skulls, creepy black house — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. a dark tower with no windows — score 3
3. a black house — score 3
4. a grey house with a dark roof — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). 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 776, line 9: «Why: she is so sad that she "fretted so much about his faithfulness that she nearly died", so she asks for eleven look-alikes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+4). Against it: the same doer «bride» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, why did the witch need a servant?

1. to lead her horses out to the fields — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. to milk her goats each morning — no support
3. to lead her horses out to the fields every morning and bring them back at night — score 1
4. to lead all her horses and goats out to the fields and watch over the whole farm — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 432, line 17: «Old word: a "ducat" was a gold coin, so the old woman takes just one of the dish of gold.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

W or L, the Prince made a big mistake, right?

1. W, he did the right thing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. W? no, that was a real L, he messed up — no support
3. W? no, that was a huge L for sure — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. no, that was a small W — 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 ✗

What was the outcome of Iwanich's disobedience in opening the iron door of the north tower?

1. Militza returned in a rage, and the palace was locked up with him still inside it. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The palace and its contents vanished, leaving him alone upon a desolate heath. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The palace was destroyed. — no support
4. He was turned into stone. — 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 ✗

By what means did the Prince come to be employed in the service of the witch Corva?

1. After the palace vanished he was lured by a merchant's promise of gold, and then he found himself working in a dark dwelling by the sand hills. — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He followed the advice of the gaunt grey beggar, who directed him to her dwelling. — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. He wandered for days after the palace vanished until he met a shepherd who sent him to a witch's house far away. — score 1
4. A wicked stranger in the forest tricked him into serving her there at last. — 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 1672, line 16: «Why: Ciccu buys "a grand house, just opposite the palace" so that the king will come to see his wonders.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «king» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason does the narrative give for the Prince's reluctance to disclose his identity to the beggar?

1. He was afraid the beggar would tell the witch who he really was there. — ← Mova's choice · score -4
2. He was ashamed of having opened the forbidden door and losing his bride, and did not want the beggar to know. — score -4
3. The narrative records that the beggar did not recognise Iwanich at all. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He wished to keep his true rank secret from strangers he met on the road. — no support

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 1714, line 15: «The beasts are "tigers, hyenas, wolves, bears, and snakes," so the danger is real, and the beggar says so twice.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «say» (-1); it fills the role the question asks for (-1). 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 ✗

Describe the manner in which Iwanich was released from the enclosure of the wild beasts in the wood.

1. The beasts were tamed by him, so he passed them and walked out alone. — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. He threw the hare to the beasts, which fled in pursuit, and he continued alone. — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. He threw a bone to them, and they chased it while he walked off. — score 0
4. He threw a hare. — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1714, line 4: «Next day Iwanich tells his father a wasp story, then slips away with gold and the fastest horse while the King feasts.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «slip away» (+2); the same doer «iwanich» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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