Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor: the bees steal the twelve maidens, and Rosanella returns to marry the Prince

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1876 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 ✗

Oi, did the bees like, actually nick all twelve of them?

1. Yeah, every bee grabbed a girl and they all zoomed off to the hive over the palace wall — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. Yeah, they snatched every maiden, then chased the Queen's whole court across the lawn — no support
3. Nah, they only took a few and buzzed away — no support
4. Yeah, they snatched every single one and zoomed off — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1103, line 11: «The bee shakes them off: "Then the humble-bee turned his wing and shook them off."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «children» (+1). Against it: the same doer «humble bee» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, so Rosanella was the twelve girls all mashed together?

1. Yeah, she turned her into twelve birds — score 2
2. Yeah, Paridamie split her up into twelve bits — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Nah, Paridamie kept her whole but made her twelve times as lovely in the palace — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. Yeah, Paridamie split her into twelve bits and sent every bit off to the Prince's castle — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1322, line 4: «Each time the girl makes him sleep and the work gets done, and at the wedding she shows him which bride is hers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same property (+1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did Mirliflor's dad just give up trying to sort him out?

1. Nah, he sent him back to the palace with a stern note and a load of guards — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, he kept writing and sending loads of princesses for him to meet at court — no support
3. Nah, he kept writing and sending loads of matches — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nah, he kept sending letters and gifts — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was Surcantine well gutted she lost the argument?

1. Yeah, she was livid and refused to send any kind of present at all — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Yeah, she stormed off in a huff and wouldn't speak to anyone for years — no support
3. Yeah, but she still sent a wedding present — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Yeah, but she sulked all the way home — 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 1876, line 17: «Surcantine, though defeated, sends a wedding gift, and the couple reign "in peace and happiness to the end of their long lives."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «send» (+3). Against it: the same doer «surcantine» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did Paridamie even get to the palace?

1. In a rose-coloured chariot which the twelve girls had built themselves — score 0
2. In a crystal chariot with flying maidens — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. In a crystal chariot pulled by ribbons and a swarm of bees — no support
4. By a golden carriage drawn by swans — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 723, line 6: «The tale is set near a royal palace, and the merchant's house is close to it, so the king can send for him at once.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «tale» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Did the Queen get her twelve ladies back at the end?

1. Nah, the Queen never saw them again — score 3
2. Yeah, she got them back by spring — score 2
3. Nah, Paridamie just said soon she wouldn't miss them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Nah, the bees ate them all and Paridamie only said sorry in the end — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1876, line 14: «When the Queen asks about her twelve lost ladies, Paridamie only says "Very soon you will cease to miss them!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «miss» (+3); the same thing acted on «ladies» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is Mirliflor still a player after he marries?

1. Nah, he stayed loyal for his whole life — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Yeah, he kept his eye on girls — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nah, he gave up the game but still flirted with every lady at court — no support
4. Nah, he went right back to chasing maidens once the wedding was done — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1423, line 3: «Then a wicked old Fairy hobbles in with two basilisks and orders the Princess to marry the Yellow Dwarf.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «wicked old fairy» (+1); the same circumstance (+1); a different action (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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the fairy want the fountain kept clean?

1. Cos she said the sheep would drink if it's clean — no support
2. Cos the water tastes better that way — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Cos dirty water makes the sheep ill — no support
4. Cos she said the kids stay together if the sun hits it clear — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1852, line 4: «The friend says she is Gulizar of the Ivory City, and they meet two men who invite them to stay at the robbers' tower.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fairy» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Were Sylvain and Jocosa's parents mates?

1. Yeah, they shared the old farm — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nah, they were beefing over a stolen cow from long ago at the market — no support
3. Nah, they had a bad spat — no support
4. Nah, they were beefing over an ancient feud — ✓ 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 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What were the two kids doing with the sheep all day?

1. Grazing them and chilling in the shade — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Herding them to the river — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. Sleeping — no support
4. Watching them graze by the lake — 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 762, line 17: «fact: Old word: "gorged" means stuffed full of food, so the wolf's belly is packed tight with the kids he has eaten.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «kids» (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Did the Fairy's gifts get the kids hyped?

1. Nah, they ignored the cakes and played instead — no support
2. Yeah, they were buzzing over the cakes and sweets — ✓ the right answer · score 0
3. Nah, they found the presents boring and gave the cakes to the sheep dog — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. Yeah, they were so excited they ran round the fountain shouting for joy and tasted every sweet — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1709, line 13: «The task: the Prince must "cut down all the trees there before sunset" using the glass axe the Fairy gave him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+3). Against it: the same receiver «prince» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

What did the two of them do before sunrise at the fountain?

1. They got distracted picking flowers for each other — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -6
2. They got distracted picking flowers and forgot to clear the fountain of leaves — score -6
3. They raced round the fountain several times and then got distracted with leaves and flowers — no support
4. They cleaned the stones and went home — score -6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1873, line 20: «The storks bow "three times" to the sun, which is "just rising over the mountains," before they say the word.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-5). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

By what means was Rosanella conveyed back to her mother the Queen?

1. She was brought by Paridamie in a crystal chariot — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 11
2. Paridamie carried her on a cloud — score 9
3. She was returned on foot by Paridamie, who had carried her through the forest in a basket — score 9
4. She was taken back by Paridamie in a chariot of polished crystal drawn by winged maidens — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 11, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1876, line 4: «Paridamie brings the Queen's lost daughter Rosanella, who charms the Prince so much that he proposes to her at once.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «bring» (+7); the same thing acted on «rosanella» (+3); the same doer «paridamie» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

For what purpose did Paridamie divide the character of Rosanella?

1. In order that every fragment might separately captivate the Prince and his entire royal household — no support
2. So that each of the twelve parts could individually enchant the young Prince at court — ← Mova's choice · score -6
3. So that each part might charm Prince Mirliflor — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. So each piece could tempt Mirliflor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1876, line 4: «Paridamie brings the Queen's lost daughter Rosanella, who charms the Prince so much that he proposes to her at once.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «prince» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-5). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

In what manner did the Prince's constancy become established at the conclusion?

1. He kept loyal to the bride briefly — no support
2. He stayed devoted to his wife only until his son was born and then strayed — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. He remained faithful to his wife for the rest of his life — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He remained loyal to his bride at first but later drifted to other maidens at court — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1846, line 3: «The prince never hunts, so the princess asks why; he tells Katar, the donkey who is really a horse, and twists his left ear to become a prince.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «prince» (-3). 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 ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the vehicle in which Paridamie approached the palace?

1. A chariot of gold with bees — no support
2. A chariot of crystal drawn by six winged maidens — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A chariot of clear crystal pulled by rose ribbons and flying maidens from the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. A sled of silver pulled by ponies — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1691, line 16: «At the palace the bird flew "straight" at the dying King and "cured him of his sickness."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+3); the same place «palace» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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