Arabian Nights, The Tale of the Hunchback, part 36: a hungry brother eats an imaginary feast, and the barber revives the dead hunchback

Tests: 6 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 196 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 ✓

Bro, was the big feast real or totally fake?

1. fake, like, totally fake — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. totally real — no support
3. real, not fake — no support
4. kinda fake, bro — 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 ✗

Did the Barmecide's slaves bring any actual food?

1. yeah, some came — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. some did — no support
3. nah, none came — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, why did Schacabac smack the Barmecide?

1. he said the wine got him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. he was drunk — score 0
3. he said the food was cold — score 1
4. he claimed he was insulted — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 196, line 11: «Schacabac says "never have I tasted anything so delicious," even though he "beheld neither meat nor bread."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Was the Barmecide mad after the smack?

1. yes at first, but then he laughed and hugged him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. nope, he laughed and hugged him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. nope, he laughed and then ordered a new feast — no support
4. nope, he yelled at him — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, how long did Schacabac chill at the rich guy's crib?

1. three years — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. about twenty long years at his place — no support
3. fifteen years — no support
4. twenty years — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the prince get all the rich dude's stuff?

1. the guy had no money — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no one knows — no support
3. he stole it — no support
4. the guy had no heirs — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

Bruh, where did the Bedouins dump Schacabac?

1. the desert — no support
2. a sandy hill outside town — no support
3. a high barren mountain — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. a dry rocky valley — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 196, line 16: «The Bedouin leaves Schacabac on a "high barren mountain" to take his chance.», 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 (+5); the same place «high barren mountain» (+4); the same doer «bedouin» (+1); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who found him and dragged him back to town?

1. some passing soldiers — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a shepherd — no support
3. a band of soldiers — no support
4. a passing caravan — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · right ✓

What did the Caliph say to the barber after his story?

1. Truly your tale has been the best I have heard — no support
2. You were not silent, barber — no support
3. Well were you called the Silent — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. Well, you were not called the Silent for nothing — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 171, line 9: «Why: the Caliph wants the question answered quickly, because "he was convinced that she had only to learn his name and rank for all danger to be over."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «name» (+3); the same doer «caliph» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ugh, why did the barber dip out of Bagdad for years?

1. his wife told him to go — no support
2. the Caliph sent him away — score 1
3. the Caliph told him to bounce — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. he got into a fight with the Caliph's guards — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 5: «The barber looks at the hunchback, laughs, and rubs his neck with a balsam ointment to bring him back.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «barber» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Was the hunchback dancing or sleeping when he died?

1. he was eating fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. he was singing a song — no support
3. he was drinking wine — no support
4. he was singing and playing his drum loudly — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 191, line 12: «What: the hunchback dies because he "happened to swallow a large bone" while eating fish.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «eat» (+5); the same thing acted on «fish» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

What choked the hunchback?

1. a bone in his throat — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. a knife — score 4
3. a fish spine — score 4
4. a sharp fish bone lodged in his windpipe — 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 191, line 5: «In Kashgar a tailor brings home a singing hunchback, who chokes to death on a fish bone.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «choke» (+4); the same thing acted on «singing hunchback» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, who got stuck with the dead body in the street?

1. the Sultan — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the tailor's wife and her servant boy — no support
3. the tailor — no support
4. the purveyor — ✓ 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 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

How did the barber bring the hunchback back?

1. rubbed oil on his back — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. gave him wine — no support
3. poured cold water on him — no support
4. rubbed balsam on his neck — ✓ the right answer · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 196, line 5: «The barber looks at the hunchback, laughs, and rubs his neck with a balsam ointment to bring him back.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «rub» (+4); the same doer «barber» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following describes the manner in which the Barmecide conducted the imaginary repast?

1. He gave orders to his slaves to bring many dishes, all of which were actually present. — score 3
2. He mimed the washing of hands and the serving of dishes, none of which were actually provided. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. He arranged a sumptuous meal with silver platters, rich wines and sweet fruits, which he described at length to his unsuspecting guest. — score -3
4. He invited Schacabac to a lavish banquet in his grand hall, where he insisted that every dish was being served to them both at once. — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 1: «The rich Barmecide pretends to wash his hands and serve a feast, and Schacabac pretends to eat along with him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «wash» (+4); the same thing acted on «hands» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accounts for the reason the hunchback's body was moved to the street?

1. It was carried from house to house by the men who feared that the city's judges would blame them for the unexplained death. — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. They moved it to hide the death from the Caliph's guards. — score 5
3. It was passed from one household to another to conceal the death from suspicion. — ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Each man carried it onward so the true cause of death stayed unknown to the watch. — score 10

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 196, line 19: «To hide the death, the men carry the body to a Jewish physician, and the purveyor props it up "in the street".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «carry» (+5); the same doer «men» (+3); the same thing acted on «body» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 7. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the barber's ministration to the hunchback?

1. After the barber applied balsam to his neck, the hunchback sat up, coughed out the bone, and returned to his life in the city. — score 3
2. The hunchback remained dead, though the barber tried many herbs and prayers for several hours before giving up entirely. — no support
3. The hunchback was restored to life through the application of an ointment made of balsam. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hunchback recovered fully after the barber treated his neck with a salve. — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 5: «The barber looks at the hunchback, laughs, and rubs his neck with a balsam ointment to bring him back.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «barber» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+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 ✗

Which of the following identifies the matter that the Sultan expressed the greatest interest in?

1. The tale of the tailor. — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. The stories of the tailor and his hunchback friend. — no support
3. The stories of the barber and his brothers, and of the lame man. — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hunchback's song and the drum he played for the crowd. — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 4: «The barber ends his tale, the tailor tells his own, and the Sultan of Kashgar asks to see the barber.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «tailor» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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