fairy book, Prince Milan and Hyacinthia, part 46: Milan wins a second test and the pair flee the Magician

Tests: 7 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 15 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 1909 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 ✗

Bro, how many sisters did Hyacinthia have, like for real?

1. Six — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. Forty-five — no support
3. Thirty — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Nine — 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 1846, line 2: «Her father keeps his promise, and the princess marries the poor boy with great pomp while her six sisters mock her choice.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «six sisters» (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

Wait, which cheek had the fly on it, the left one or the right one?

1. Neither — score 5
2. Right — no support
3. The left one — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. The right one — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1540, line 12: «WHY: The King stops at Grumbly's castle because "it was very hot weather" and he is tired.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «king» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

So what did Milan have to make before the candle went out, boots or a hat?

1. Gloves — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Boots, and a warm wool hat too — score 5
3. Boots — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. Boots, the tall leather ones — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1909, line 16: «Why: Milan is sad because he must make boots before a candle "burns to the socket," or he will die.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same doer «milan» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the sneaky bee-girl turn into first when the horses came?

1. A wide river that floods the fields — score 2
2. A river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. A river running through the valley — no support
4. A cloud — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1813, line 18: «Old word: a "cell" here means a small room in a religious house, and the princess turns her horse into one as a magic disguise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «turn» (+3); the same doer «princess» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Lowkey, what did Milan turn into then, like a bridge or a wall?

1. A bridge — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. A stone bridge over the water — score 4
3. A castle — score 4
4. A narrow iron bridge across the gorge — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1515, line 17: «When Ivan waves it "twice only on the left hand," the bridge becomes "a thin, ever so thin a bridge," which is what breaks the Baba Yaga's path.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, what bird was the horse at the bridge?

1. A blackbird — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A blackbird, sleek and glossy — no support
3. A big black bird on the rail — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. A wood pigeon — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1803, line 20: «Old word: "mastiff" means a large, strong dog of a heavy breed, still used today for a big guard dog.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «old word» (+3). Against it: a different action (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 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr, what did Milan give up to make the church, his cross or his ring?

1. His cross, the one from his neck — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. His cross — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. His little gold cross — score 5
4. His locket — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1909, line 16: «Why: Milan is sad because he must make boots before a candle "burns to the socket," or he will die.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3); the same doer «milan» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

So what did the magician's power do at the church, fr?

1. It stopped — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. It stalled — no support
3. It stopped and could not go further — score 4
4. It stopped entirely at the door — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 1909, line 18: «Why: Hyacinthia says the church will stop her father, because "at the first church we come to his power ceases."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «power» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Like, what did Milan turn into at the church, a monk or a knight?

1. A hooded monk in a robe — no support
2. A knight in shining armor — no support
3. A monk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. A king — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 1582, line 4: «At the church the foals become princes and take bread and wine, and Cinderlad takes some bread and wine away with him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «become» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same place «church» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who answered at the locked door, the magician or the frozen breath?

1. The Prince himself — ← Mova's choice · score -2
2. The magician — score -2
3. Hyacinthia's breath — score -2
4. The frozen breath — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 9, line 10: «The Caterpillar answers in very short words: "I don't see", "It isn't", "Not a bit", "Why?"», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «answer» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2); the same place «short words» (-3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, what was the town like at sunset, a big city or a tiny village?

1. A hamlet — no support
2. A quiet port — no support
3. A big city — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. A town — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 986, line 6: «Who: Gerda and Kay, now grown up, go home to their grandmother's house in the big town.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

What did Hyacinthia beg Milan not to do at the town, like seriously?

1. Turn back — no support
2. Stay — no support
3. Run away — no support
4. Go in — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1909, line 19: «Why: Milan wants to enter the city at sunset, and Hyacinthia begs him not to, because she is "frightened and fear some evil."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Okay, the wild chase took them into a wood or a palace, right?

1. Lake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Hill — no support
3. A wood — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. A field — 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 ✗

In the passage, what physical mark identifies Princess Hyacinthia to Prince Milan?

1. A small fly upon her left cheek — ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. A small fly upon her left cheek and a ring — score -4
3. A small fly upon her left cheek, near her ear, as he saw — score -4
4. A small mark on her right cheek — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 374, line 4: «The Wolf spots the raw, worn patch on the Dog's neck and learns it is the mark of a chain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «patch» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

At the point of the church, what does the Magician's authority cease to do in relation to the fugitives?

1. Grant any further pursuit to him — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Allow the chase to go on — no support
3. Extend any further pursuit or search of the fugitive pair — no support
4. Extend any further pursuit — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1300, line 2: «The horse gallops wildly back to the serai and stops at its old place, and Moti tumbles off.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «old place» (+2). Against it: the same action «stop» (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What reason does the narrator give for the failure of the servants at the locked door?

1. The frozen breath replies in Milan's voice, so the servants believe the Prince is still inside the room — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The frozen breath replies in Milan's voice — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The frozen breath replies in Milan's voice, which the servants do not recognize at all — score -2
4. The servants were simply too frightened to act — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1754, line 17: «Mark's bargain: "Give him to me and I'll make something of him, and I'll give you a present of a thousand crowns."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same doer «boy narrator» (+3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which transformation does Hyacinthia perform first when the pursuit resumes?

1. She becomes a river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She turns to ice — no support
3. She becomes a bird — no support
4. She swims — 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

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