Pentamerone, The Serpent, part 42: the skin burns, the prince becomes a dove, and Grannonia goes after him with a fox

Tests: 4 of 15 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 17 of 19 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1905 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 ✗

Mate, who actually chucked the snake skin into the fire?

1. the Prince's servants and her cousins — score 1
2. the nosy neighbours from next door — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. her mum and dad — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. the King's guards — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 986, line 18: «The Flower is tossed into the fire at the end, as the verses and the paper are "being burnt to ashes".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «toss» (+2); the same place «fire» (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

No way, the fox was totally lying about the birds, right?

1. he told the truth — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. he made up every word about the birds — score 3
3. the fox invented the whole story himself — score 2
4. it was all false — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1905, line 4: «Under a tree the fox tells her what the birds said: a prince was turned into a snake, and only the blood of those birds can heal his wounds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same doer «fox» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Proper gutted, what did the dove smash on its way out?

1. a clay pot — ← Mova's choice · score -10
2. a wooden shutter — no support
3. a window and its whole frame — score -10
4. a pane of glass — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -10, tied with another option at -10 (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 doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Like, why did Grannonia go out at night all dressed up?

1. to help the Prince who was dying in the forest — score 1
2. to find her lost happiness — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. to rescue her lost sister — score 3
4. because the fox had told her to go — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1905, line 9: «Why: Grannonia goes out because she is determined "to seek for her lost happiness till she found it," which is why she trusts the fox.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+3); the same thing acted on «happiness» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what did the fox actually do with the birds?

1. he ate them — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. caught them and killed them — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. he ate them all — score 5
4. he chased them all away — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1905, line 5: «The fox catches the birds at night, but Grannonia strikes him dead, takes the blood to the King, cures the Prince, and reveals herself.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bare cheeky of Grannonia, what did she do to the fox?

1. she slapped his nose — no support
2. kicked him in the ribs — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. whacked him on the head — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. she tied him up and beat him with a branch — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 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 1905, line 9: «Why: Grannonia goes out because she is determined "to seek for her lost happiness till she found it," which is why she trusts the fox.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «grannonia» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Mental, what did the fox say the blood needed to work?

1. the blood of a living animal — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. his own sweat — score 1
3. a large cup of the Prince's blood — score 1
4. some of his own — ✓ the right answer · 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 1905, line 4: «Under a tree the fox tells her what the birds said: a prince was turned into a snake, and only the blood of those birds can heal his wounds.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «fox» (+2). Against it: the same action «tell» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dead good, what did the King promise her if she healed his son?

1. his son in marriage — score -1
2. half of the kingdom and the Prince's hand — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. the Prince as her husband — ✓ the right answer · score 0
4. his castle and lands — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1866, line 2: «The King gives her his ring and promises to marry her, and she takes him off in a chariot drawn by flying frogs.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «king» (+2). Against it: the same action «promise» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Hang on, why would the Prince not just dump the other girl?

1. the King had forced him to keep his word — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. he had promised her — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. he had already married — score 2
4. he had forgotten her — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1877, line 19: «The Fowler's wife gives the head and heart to her two children, and the younger son's purse holds "a hundred gold pieces."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «hundred gold pieces» (+3); the same action «hold» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, what did Grannonia do right at the end?

1. she showed her real face — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she stepped out and told the whole court her story — score 2
3. she revealed who she truly was to everyone — score 0
4. she removed her disguise — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1905, line 5: «The fox catches the birds at night, but Grannonia strikes him dead, takes the blood to the King, cures the Prince, and reveals herself.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «take» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Ngl, how did the Prince feel when he saw her again?

1. totally over the moon — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. very glad — no support
3. deeply worried and upset — no support
4. quite frightened and sad — 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sorted, what could the Prince have been turned into for seven years?

1. a little grey mouse — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. a snake — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. a rat — score -2
4. a cat — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 164, line 4: «His fairy wife saved him and turned the two brothers into black dogs for ten years.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same action «turn» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Gutted, which place did they sneak off to for a rest?

1. in a shady grove by the river and the fields — no support
2. under a huge oak tree beside the old well — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. beside a stone well — no support
4. under a tree by a spring — ✓ the right answer · score -5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1528, line 11: «Where: the good old man "spent the rest of his days in the palace" after he was "splendidly rewarded".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same circumstance (-2). The right option, 4, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, what did Grannonia reckon foxes can't do?

1. be outwitted by any clever girl — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. be outwitted — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. be trusted — score 2
4. be outwitted by a maiden on foot — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1905, line 10: «Why again: the fox is clever, but he says the blood "is of no earthly use" without some of his own, and he is outwitted by the girl.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+3). Against it: the same action «outwit» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 15 · ★ · right ✓

Mate, who told Grannonia about the birds in the first place?

1. the fox — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a wolf — score 4
3. the King — score 4
4. a bee — 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 430, line 20: «Hard word: "Skazkas" are Russian folk-tales, and "variants" are different versions of the same story told in other places.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+2); the same place «other places» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following describes the action by which Grannonia's former companion was rendered incapable of further betrayal?

1. She struck him. — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She hit the fox. — no support
3. She pushed the fox out of the high window. — no support
4. She struck the fox upon the head with a stick. — ✓ 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the agent responsible for the destruction of the serpent's skin within the chamber of the palace.

1. The parents of the Princess, who threw it into the fire in great haste and fear. — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The parents of the Princess, acting in haste. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The Princess's parents and their household servants, acting together in complete haste. — no support
4. The servants of the palace, acting in fear. — 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 1534, line 5: «When the reindeer's head is combed, the Prince throws her skin into the fire, and she cries out: "Why did you do that?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «throw» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

State the precise manner in which the Prince's wounds were ultimately treated by the Princess upon her arrival.

1. By pressing the warm blood of seven birds directly onto each of his open wounds. — no support
2. By rubbing the blood of the birds upon his wounds. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. By pouring water from the spring over his skin. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. By healing them slowly over many nights with the blood of the birds she had caught. — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 1715, line 11: «What happens next: after he pours water on the man, "the palace itself... whirled round the bewildered Prince's head" and then "vanished into thin air".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «pour» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the condition upon which the King consented to bestow his son's hand upon the Princess.

1. That she heal him. — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. That she should restore the Prince to life and health. — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. That she should marry the Prince at once. — score 1
4. That she should return the Prince to his former strength. — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1495, line 1: «The Princess is cured, and the three Princes bring their gifts to the Sultan, their father.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cure» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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