A Wonder-Book, Circe's Palace, part 24: the sailors feast on golden thrones, then turn into hogs

Tests: 5 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 13 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2065 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 ✗

Dude, did those guys really think they were kings?

1. Nah, they had gold seats and acted pretty nice — no support
2. Yeah, those dudes had fancy seats, ate everything, and then got turned into actual pigs in the back yard — score 0
3. Yeah, they had fancy seats but acted like pigs — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, they sat on golden thrones and then turned into hogs right there in the saloon — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 628, line 17: «Old word: a "guddee" is a cushioned seat or throne, so "the King upon the guddee" means a king sitting on his throne.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+3); the same place «throne» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, what shape was the super fancy room?

1. Sort of a circle — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Totally an oval — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Square — no support
4. Round — 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 ✓

Lowkey, what was the room lit with?

1. A crystal dome above — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. Candles — no support
3. Torches — no support
4. Lamps on the wall — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2065, line 1: «The hungry sailors are led by the beautiful hostess into a grand oval hall lit by a crystal dome.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1); the same circumstance (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

No cap, how many thrones were there?

1. Two and twenty thrones all made of gold — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. Two and twenty — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Three and twenty — no support
4. Eighteen of them — 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 111, line 19: «Old words: a "nosegay" was a small bunch of flowers, a "night-cap" was a cap worn in bed, and "fuel" meant wood for burning.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same doer «old words» (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ngl, what made the steam hang up high?

1. The steam from the big pot — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. The hot food from the kitchen — ✓ the right answer · score -4
3. The hot food rising up from the kitchen ovens — score -2
4. Warm air from the fire — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 0, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 997, line 4: «Next he makes a rattle that plays every waltz and polka, and the princess pays a hundred kisses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same doer «steam» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

Yo, what did the wine do when it got poured?

1. It sparkled, bubbled, and then flowed across the whole table — score 3
2. It sparkled and bubbled up over the rim of the cup — no support
3. It sparkled and bubbled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. It glowed and was poured — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. 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 805, line 10: «What: the bottle makes "a gurgling sound" when the wine is poured into the glasses.», 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 action «gurgle» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

Dang, what were the four girls doing while the dudes ate?

1. Hyping them up to eat more — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dancing — no support
3. Waving fans to cool them — no support
4. Cheering — 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, what did the lady hold in her hand?

1. A golden cup — score 4
2. A skinny rod — ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. A stick — score 4
4. A cup — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 1926, line 13: «Why: the old man lets him in because the tailor holds his coat-tails and begs, and the old fellow "was by no means as cross as he appeared".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Fr, what did the sailors totally forget about?

1. Their homes and families — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. Every thought of their wives back home — score -1
3. Their homes, their families, and their ship — score 4
4. Their oath and honor — 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 339, line 13: «Why: Wendy says that "When people grow up they forget the way," so she cannot fly any more.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «forget» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, why did the lady and her crew laugh so hard?

1. The guys acted super silly — no support
2. They were sad — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. The sailors looked really silly — no support
4. The guys looked super goofy — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1567, line 2: «An old woman tells her that she must stay silent and never laugh for seven years to save them.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «girl» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what animal did the guys turn into?

1. Hogs — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Sheep — ← Mova's choice · score -3
3. Wild hogs and swine of the forest — no support
4. Bears — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1649, line 16: «The witch scowls and threatens: "With a single one of the hairs of my head I can turn you into stone."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same place «stone» (-1); the same action «turn» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

Ok, what did the lady say the guys were acting like?

1. A hog-pen — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. A cow-shed — no support
3. Like a dirty pen for cattle and sheep — no support
4. A pigsty full of rotten mud — 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, what did the lady wave to make the change?

1. Hand — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. Her magic staff — score 4
3. Her wand — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. A spoon — 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 1874, line 5: «Jenik's wife steals the watch, builds a palace on the sea, and Jenik ends up alone with his dog and cat.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «build» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Deadass, where did they dump the hogs?

1. Down the steps into the palace back yard — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Out in the back yard — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Out into the back yard behind the great hall — score 6
4. Into the muddy yard — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 85, line 2: «By chance the Stranger-man finds Teshumai at her Cave, having lunch with other Stone Age ladies. He politely hands her the bark. She takes one look, screams, a…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «man» (+2); the same action «knock down» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

To what species of animal were the mariners transformed?

1. Ox — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Horses — no support
3. Cow — no support
4. Swine — ✓ 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 · right ✓

Which implement did the enchantress employ to effect the transformation?

1. A jeweled ring — no support
2. A slender rod — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. A thin wand of ivory and gold — score 4
4. A silver spoon — 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 1770, line 15: «Old word: "buffalo skins" were used as large leather water bags, and today we would use buckets or bottles.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «use» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What principal failing did the mariners exhibit at the banquet?

1. Cowardice and anger — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Their excessive gluttony and foolish boasting at the table — no support
3. Excessive drinking and loud, reckless eating — no support
4. Excessive gluttony — ✓ 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 4 · formal language · right ✓

To what location were the transformed creatures ultimately conducted?

1. The long dirty back yard behind the grand palace — score 9
2. The palace back yard where the hogs were kept — no support
3. The castle courtyard — score 9
4. The palace back yard — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask whom it is for. It chose option 4 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 747, line 19: «The peas and lentils had "sprouted" and grown up, so they guided the girls home in the moonlight.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «guide» (+5); the same thing acted on «girls» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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