Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays behind, Thasus stops, and Telephassa and Cadmus walk on alone
Tests: 5 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2057 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 ✓
Wait, so Cilix just quit the whole quest, for real?
- 1. Nah, he kept searching for her — no support
- 2. Yeah, he gave up and stayed put, building a home where the bower once stood — score 5
- 3. Nope, he kept going — no support
- 4. Yeah, he gave up and stayed put — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 2057, line 7: «What: Cilix says "There is no substance in the life which we are leading," and he decides to stay put.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); the same doer «cilix» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · right ✓
Bruh, why did Thasus stay behind?
- 1. He was sick — no support
- 2. His ankle was sprained, no cap — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -3
- 3. He got stuck in the mud — no support
- 4. He was tired and needed sleep — no support
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2057, line 15: «Thasus sprains his ankle and says, "Do you go forward, therefore, my beloved companions, and leave me to follow as I may."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «thasus» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · right ✓
Lowkey, was Telephassa already doubting the trip?
- 1. Yep, she finally said it out loud — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yep, she finally said it out loud to everyone walking with her on the road — no support
- 3. Yep, she finally said it out loud after walking for many months without rest — no support
- 4. Nope, she still trusted it — 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 ✗
Did Thasus actually end up a king?
- 1. Yup, he ruled a small farm — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yup, the locals made him one — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Yup, the locals made him one because he was upright and brave in battle — no support
- 4. Yup, the locals made him one and he gave up his robe later on — 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 · ★ · right ✓
Fr, what was the palace made of?
- 1. Colored marble, like super fancy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Plain stone, very old-looking — no support
- 3. Colored marble, like super fancy, with gold on the doors and roof — no support
- 4. Painted clay, quite fancy — 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 ✗
Who was the girl on the white bull supposed to be?
- 1. A goddess — no support
- 2. The queen of Phoenicia's cousin — no support
- 3. Cadmus's wife, lost at sea — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 4. Europa, Telephassa's missing daughter — ✓ the right answer · 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 1458, line 10: «The beast "had been too greedy and too hurried", so it misses the girl, and Perseus holds up the head so that the beast is turned to stone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «miss» (+3). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
Real talk, what did Telephassa keep hearing?
- 1. Her daughter yelling "Mother!" in the dark while she lay awake each night — score 4
- 2. Her daughter yelling "Mother!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 3. Thunder rolling over the hills — no support
- 4. Her daughter yelling "Mother!" again and again from the far shore — score 4
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 2057, line 6: «Who: Telephassa, Cadmus, Cilix, and Thasus are the wanderers, and Cilix calls Telephassa "my dear mother."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «call» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «dear mother» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Was Thasus's stuff for Europa, like, a bath and bed?
- 1. Yeah, he kept the bath hot and bed made for any poor traveler who came in — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yeah, he kept the bath hot and bed made, plus a big meal for every stranger — no support
- 3. Yeah, he kept the bath hot and bed made — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Yeah, he kept the fire lit all night — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗
What are the people whispering about Telephassa?
- 1. She's been crying all day long — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She's not in her right mind and should be taken back to the city — no support
- 3. She's sick — no support
- 4. She's not in her right mind — ✓ 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 ✗
Did Cadmus and his crew ever stop looking?
- 1. Nope, they stopped at Crete — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Nope, they never gave up — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Nah, they quit — no support
- 4. Yep, they turned back soon — 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bet, what did the expedition go looking for?
- 1. A woman in a red boat — score -2
- 2. A maiden on a white bull, who had been seen crossing the sea at dawn — no support
- 3. A maiden on a white bull — ✓ the right answer · score -6
- 4. A son on a black horse — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 4 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2034, line 17: «Old word: a "girdle" is a belt or sash, here meaning the ring of petals, and a "reel" is a spool for winding thread.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «belt» (+3); a different action (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-2). The right option, 3, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
Why did Telephassa's heart hurt when she spoke?
- 1. Admitting her hopes were fading, since the search had gone on so long — ← Mova's choice · score -3
- 2. Admitting her hopes were fading — ✓ the right answer · score -3
- 3. Admitting her hopes were fading and that she might never see Europa again — score -3
- 4. Walking without her son Thasus — score -4
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 1762, line 10: «The king promises "your heart's desire," so the lute player asks for a prisoner as a reward.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «heart» (-3). The right option, 2, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Did Telephassa's walking get faster after Thasus left?
- 1. Nah, she walked with her friends — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 2. Nah, she slowed down a great deal and leaned on Cadmus for support all day — no support
- 3. Nah, she slowed and leaned on Cadmus, who had to hold her arm up the hill — no support
- 4. Nah, she slowed and leaned on Cadmus — ✓ 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 2057, line 5: «Thasus later becomes king of his own city and keeps a bed ready for Europa, while Telephassa and Cadmus wander on, asking everyone about the white bull.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «thasus» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
In the narrative, what reason does Cilix give for abandoning the search?
- 1. That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers and would not wish to return home with them — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. That Europa would be a woman who thinks them strangers — score 4
- 3. That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 4. That Europa might now be married to a prince and be happy — 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 1414, line 4: «The minister's son ignores an old beggar-woman, but the gardener's son gives her his purse and lets her ride behind him.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «woman» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which statement best describes the manner in which Thasus was made king?
- 1. He was chosen by the priests for his wealth and his many living sons — no support
- 2. He was chosen by the inhabitants for his uprightness and courage — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. He won the throne by defeating the old ruler in a fair contest of arms — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 4. He bought the throne — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 2057, line 17: «Thasus is made king "not for the sake of any royal blood (for none was in his veins)," but because he is brave and honest.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «thasus» (+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 ✗
What evidence shows that Telephassa's resolve had weakened by the close of the narrative?
- 1. She said she had lost faith and walked on slowly with her companions — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. She confessed her hopes were growing faint and walked with less alacrity — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. She gave up walking — no support
- 4. She wept and sat down — 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 4 · formal language · right ✓
In what respect did the lodging prepared by Thasus ultimately benefit persons other than Europa?
- 1. Poor travelers profited from the food and lodging provided — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 2. The villagers paid well for the lodging offered — score 0
- 3. Merchants paid him for the food and lodging — score 0
- 4. Thasus himself — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 196, line 20: «Old word: a "purveyor" was a person who supplied food to a household; today the word is rarely used.», 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 (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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