pg641, Schippeitaro, what happens: a brave youth frees a maiden from a cat monster with a borrowed dog

Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1756 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 ✓

So the dude just kipped in some random chapel, right?

1. Yeah, he curled up in a warm corner and crashed — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nah, he slept on top of the mountain — no support
3. Nah, he camped in a hollow tree by the river — no support
4. Nah, he pitched a tent near the trail — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the whole cat thing about?

1. They were playing cards in the moonlight — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They were gobbling fish from a bowl — no support
3. They were snoozing in a pile by the door — no support
4. They were dancing and yelling, all mad and loud — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who's the lowkey boss monster, then?

1. The Spirit of the Mountain, a huge black cat — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The prince who runs the whole village — no support
3. The old hunter with the massive bow — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. The wolf who guards the forest trail — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1751, line 18: «OLD WORD: "Ere" and "hast" are not used here, but "maiden" is an old word for a young girl, and today we say "girl".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+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 ✗

Why do the villagers hand over a girl every year?

1. Cause the girls keep asking to leave home — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Cause the mountain monster wants her for dinner — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Cause the prince makes them pay a tax — score -2
4. Cause the priest says it brings good crops — score -3

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1086, line 15: «How: Riquet tells her he will "give you a whole year to consider of it", which he kindly offers so that she is not rushed.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «person» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, how did he even get the dog?

1. He bought him off a fisherman for three coins — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. He won him in a wrestling match last week — score 6
3. He borrowed Schippeitaro and promised to bring him back — ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. He nicked him from the prince's stables at night — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1667, line 20: «Old word: "Hound" is an old word for a hunting dog, and "den of robbers" means a hideout of thieves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «hound» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

And what did the dog actually do?

1. Dug a hole under the chapel floor — score 3
2. Barked so loud the cats all ran off — score 7
3. Chomped down on the monster's neck, big time — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Pulled the cask open with his paws — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1478, line 2: «A voice tells him he has committed three faults: he was sulky, he was angry, and he was cruel to a helpless animal.», 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 «commit» (+2); the same doer «dog» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, the youth just chopped the monster's head off?

1. Nope, he tricked it into the river — ← Mova's choice · score -3
2. Yep, with his sword, and the other cats got wrecked — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nope, the dog did the whole thing alone — no support
4. Nope, he used an arrow from the chapel wall — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1597, line 19: «an old word is "perplexity," which means a puzzled, confused state of mind, like the Guardian shaking his head in it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «word» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «head» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the girl stuck in the cask the whole time?

1. Nah, she was locked in the overseer's barn — score 0
2. Yeah, the cask was set in the chapel for her — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Nah, she was stuck up in a tower above the village — score 0
4. Nah, she was hiding under the chapel altar — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1755, line 15: «The girl hides Vassili and whispers: "Listen to what the serpent and I talk about."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

So was the youth actually scared of anything?

1. Yeah, he hid from a wolf in a thick bush — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he cried when the maiden begged him — no support
3. Nah, he was brave all through, not just when stuck — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, he ran off the second he saw the cats — 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 10 · ★ · right ✓

Okay, what even is a closet, like a wardrobe?

1. Nah, it's a big hall where feasts are held — no support
2. Nah, it's a wooden fence around the whole village — no support
3. Nah, it's a narrow path through the thick forest — no support
4. Nah, once it meant a small private room or cupboard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · 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 1481, line 19: «Old words: a "sabre" is a curved cavalry sword, and a "closet" once meant a small private room, not a cupboard as today.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same thing acted on «small private room» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the villagers believe him straight away?

1. Yeah, they gave him a horse and a sword — score 0
2. Nah, they laughed at his weird question about the dog — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Nah, they chased him out of the village — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. Yeah, they cheered and sang him a whole song — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1537, line 8: «Where: the Giant's castle stands at the top of the Beanstalk, and the villagers live in a village at the bottom of the hill.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «villagers» (+1); the same place «village» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Do they still celebrate it or nah?

1. Yeah, but only the cats get invited — no support
2. Yeah, every year there's a feast for the warrior and dog — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Nah, they forgot all about it by morning — no support
4. Nah, the chapel burned down years ago — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1227, line 20: «"Wed" is an old word for marry, and "celebrated" means a wedding was held with feasting and fun.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the mountain safe for people after that?

1. Nah, the forest grew too thick to cross — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, the cats took over the chapel again — no support
3. Nah, more monsters came after the big fight — no support
4. Yeah, the mountain girls were safe from then on — ✓ 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 · right ✓

What is the principal reason the youth remains in the forest overnight?

1. He has been commanded to guard the chapel — no support
2. He is unable to locate the exit before nightfall — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. He has been struck down by an illness — no support
4. He has agreed to meet the overseer there — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 1435, line 10: «The youth asks for "a fire, a turning lathe, and a carving bench with the knife attached."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «youth» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which element of the narrative indicates that the youth's courage was genuine rather than circumstantial?

1. He calls for help from the village men — no support
2. He asks the overseer for a larger reward — no support
3. He refuses to enter the forest at all — no support
4. His heart beats faster and he persists through hardship — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1612, line 19: «Old word: "availed" means helped or been of use, so his courage "would have availed him nothing".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the function of the dog Schippeitaro within the sequence of events?

1. He guided the youth along the forest paths — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. He bit the monster and enabled the maiden's release — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. He barked the cats into fleeing before dawn — score 1
4. He carried the youth's supplies up the mountain — 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 1207, line 10: «The dog: it is led in "by a golden and jewelled chain" and set upon the splendid stuffs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which action secured the lasting commemoration of the events described?

1. The annual feast held in memory of the warrior and dog — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The renaming of the mountain after the youth — no support
3. The erection of a stone statue in the village — ← Mova's choice · score -2
4. The construction of a new chapel in the forest — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1238, line 7: «Where: the action is in a city by the sea, with a great cask and a big fire blazing in the square.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «action» (-1); the same place «city» (-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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