Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 29: Pluto carries Proserpina to his gloomy palace
Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 14 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2070 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 did Pluto literally just yeet Proserpina into his chariot?
- 1. Yep, he snatched her and dipped in his chariot, no cap, she was screaming — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yep, he snatched her and dipped, no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Nah, he asked super politely, lowkey — no support
- 4. Yeah, he grabbed her and bounced, fr — 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 ✗
wait so the dog is just chilling at the gate?
- 1. Yeah, it's one head, kinda cute — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 2. Yeah, it's three heads, lowkey terrifying — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 3. Nah, he's not chilling, he's on guard all day and night, super intense ngl — score 4
- 4. Nah, it's a sweet guy, super friendly vibes — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 2070, line 22: «Old words: a "mastiff" is a large, strong dog breed, a "spaniel" is a small dog with silky ears, and "sullen" means sulky.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «old words» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
the tail is a dragon?? that's so sus
- 1. Fr, it's got fiery eyes and fangs and it's basically alive, bro, no cap, so wild — no support
- 2. Nah, it's got sleepy eyes and a bow, bruh — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. Fr, it's got fiery eyes and fangs, bruh — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Nah, it's got a whole dragon head and scales and it breathes fire, lol — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 180, line 4: «A winged black horse flies him high into the sky, drops him on a castle terrace, and its tail knocks out his right eye.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tail» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
is the river the one that makes you forget everything?
- 1. Yup, the Lethe, one sip and you're gone — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yup, it's a river, one dip and gone — no support
- 3. Nah, it's a pond — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 4. Nah, it's the Styx, not the Lethe — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 56, line 5: «Grumpy and a bit lonely, the Rat goes back to his faithful old river, which never packs up, moves house or goes away for the winter.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «faithful old river» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · right ✓
so did Proserpina cave and drink the water?
- 1. Yeah, she drank it, but kinda slowly — score 3
- 2. Nah, she said she'd rather be sad and remember her mom and everything, no cap — score 5
- 3. Yeah, she drank a little, then pretended she forgot, but she never really did — score 5
- 4. Nah, she said she'd rather be sad and remember — ← 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 2070, line 17: «Why does Proserpina refuse the water? She says she had "a thousand times rather be miserable with remembering my mother" than happy forgetting her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); the same doer «proserpina» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗
is the palace just full of diamonds and gold?
- 1. Nah, it's like a dark cave with some sparkly rocks, bro, but lowkey cool — score 1
- 2. Pretty much, it's lit up by gems, lowkey dope — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Kinda, it's a lot of plain walls, honestly — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 4. Pretty much, it's lit up by gems and gold everywhere, lowkey dope, super flashy vibes — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1370, line 18: «Where the Dragon King lives: "The Palace of Rin Jin was at the bottom of the sea," with walls of coral.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «palace» (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 7 · ★ · right ✓
did Pluto actually want her to be happy?
- 1. Nah, he just wanted a servant, lowkey — no support
- 2. Kinda, he wanted a snack, honestly — no support
- 3. Nope, not at all — no support
- 4. Kinda, he wanted someone to love, no lie — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2070, line 8: «Why does Pluto want her? He wants someone to "cheer up the rooms with her smile," because his palace is so dismal.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
so is Ceres just too busy to notice?
- 1. Yeah, she's making the corn grow, so she missed it — ✓ the right answer · score 5
- 2. Yep, she's busy with the wheat, so she didn't see — ← Mova's choice · score 6
- 3. Yeah, she's busy with the harvest, lowkey tired — score 6
- 4. Yeah, she's out in the fields making the grain grow tall, so she totally missed her daughter, bro — score 1
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 2070, line 2: «She screams until her voice is a whisper, then spots her mother Ceres in a field, but Ceres is too busy to look up.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+3); the same doer «ceres» (+2); the same property (+1). The right option, 1, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗
wait, why won't Proserpina eat the food?
- 1. She thinks it's a trap, and she's not hungry — no support
- 2. Because the food looks dodgy and she's kinda scared — ← Mova's choice · score -4
- 3. She's full already — no support
- 4. Because if she eats there, she's stuck forever — ✓ the right answer · score -6
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score -4, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1167, line 2: «The giants spare him if he guards their treasure, and he gets a little table that makes food appear.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «food» (-4). The right option, 4, scored -6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · right ✓
did she scream the whole time?
- 1. Yeah, till her voice was basically gone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yep, she cried for a while, lowkey — no support
- 3. Nah, just once — no support
- 4. Nope, she stopped — 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 ✗
so Pluto's palace is basically a dark, boring place?
- 1. Nah, it's bright — no support
- 2. Basically, it's gloomy, even with all the shine — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Kinda, it's gloomy but a bit fun, lowkey — ← Mova's choice · score -2
- 4. Basically, it's cozy and warm inside, honestly — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2045, line 19: «WORDS: A "scepter" is a rod a king holds as a sign of power, and a "caldron" is an old word for a big cooking pot, now spelled cauldron.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «words» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗
lol the sun is ugly to him?
- 1. Yeah, he calls it a rude, annoying glare, so extra — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 2. Nah, he loves it — score 1
- 3. Yeah, he calls it an impertinent glare, so dramatic — ✓ the right answer · score 1
- 4. Nah, he thinks it's a cheerful, friendly golden light — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 881, line 14: «The prince says "It was you who saved my life", but he does not know the mermaid is the one who rescued him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «one» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following most accurately describes the manner in which Proserpina attempted to attract the attention of her mother?
- 1. She screamed loudly and repeatedly until her voice was reduced to a faint whisper and she could cry no more — score 2
- 2. She screamed loudly until her voice was reduced to a whisper — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 3. She shouted her mother's name over and over at the fields — score 2
- 4. She climbed onto the chariot's rail and screamed loudly, hoping the wind would carry her voice to the far fields of grain below — ← Mova's choice · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2043, line 3: «Theseus begs to go to Athens, but his mother takes him to a rock in the wood and says he must lift it first.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «wood» (+4); the same action «take» (+3); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «mother» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following accurately identifies the substance by which the inhabitants of the underworld are made to forget their former sorrows?
- 1. Wine poured from golden jugs at the feast — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. A cup of wine — no support
- 3. The water of the River Lethe, drawn from its stream — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. The waters of a fountain near the throne — no support
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1956, line 18: «Old word: "spur up" means hurry, like pricking a horse with spurs to make it go faster.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «word» (+3); the same circumstance (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following correctly states the condition under which the three-headed dog Cerberus is disposed to inflict injury upon persons?
- 1. When they approach without permission or speak to the king's guests at the feast — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 2. When they enter without invitation or try to escape the realm of the dead — score 2
- 3. When they enter without authorisation or attempt to depart against the king's wishes — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. Whenever anyone at all approaches the gate, whether invited or not, or tries to leave against the king's wishes after eating — score 2
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 1546, line 2: «He sets out to find a land with no death, and asks every country he visits whether people die there.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «man» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following correctly describes the motive that King Pluto ascribed to himself for offering Proserpina a banquet?
- 1. He wished to honour her as his guest at the court — ← Mova's choice · score 3
- 2. He intended to celebrate her arrival with a grand and festive meal — score 3
- 3. He wished to bind her to the realm by a law of enchanted food — ✓ the right answer · score 2
- 4. He wished to bind her permanently to the realm by means of an enchanted feast that would keep her from her mother forever — score 2
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1895, line 4: «At Court the King is astonished, and Rosimond asks only that his brother Bramintho be given a post.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «court» (+4). Against it: the same doer «king» (-1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
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