Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 34: Proserpina eats a dry pomegranate and leaves Pluto's realm

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2075 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 ✗

yo so did Proserpina actually eat the pomegranate or nah?

1. yep, she ate it — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yes — no support
3. nope — no support
4. yep she bit it — ✓ 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, why did Pluto even offer her food?

1. he figured if she ate there she'd have to stay forever — ← Mova's choice · score -5
2. he was trying to get back at Ceres for the feud — no support
3. so she would like him more — no support
4. he wanted her stuck in his realm — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score -5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2075, line 3: «Pluto asks if she is hungry, but he has a sly plan: if she eats his food, she can never leave.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «eat» (-1); the same doer «pluto» (-4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, was Quicksilver sus about her snack?

1. yeah he saw her eating — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah he spotted the bite — no support
3. yeah he clocked her nibbling — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. no, not really — 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 ✗

fr fr, what did the servant bring the pomegranate on?

1. a heavy golden plate carried in by the king's chief servant — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a silver platter — no support
3. a fancy golden tray the cook had polished that morning — no support
4. a golden salver — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, how many heads does that guard dog have?

1. three heads — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. four heads — score 2
3. like a hundred heads that never stop barking — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. three heads, all snarling at once — 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 1936, line 5: «Back home the cat brings twenty mice, the dog barks in the yard, and Susan's kindness is proved right.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «bark» (+2); the same doer «dog» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what made the flowers pop up everywhere?

1. the spring rain falling down — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Proserpina stepping on the ground — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. her feet touching the earth — no support
4. Pluto's magic spreading across the whole upper world — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Pluto actually salty about letting her go?

1. yes he was really angry — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. no he was happy — no support
3. not at all — no support
4. nah he was kinda sad — ✓ 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 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, who was waiting on the doorstep?

1. Mother Ceres — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Ceres — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. her mother — score 3
4. the cook Dorcas — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 2075, line 5: «Pluto lets her go, and as she walks out of the earth, flowers, grain and birds spring up all around her, and her mother Ceres waits on the doorstep.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+3); the same place «doorstep» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, what was Ceres holding?

1. a golden sheaf — no support
2. a basket of seeds and a flaming torch from home — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. a bunch of wheat — score 2
4. a burning torch — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 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 same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+5). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, did the birds just chill or what?

1. they flew around the trees — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. they flew off in a cloud and sang loudly over the palace roof — score 3
3. they sang their hearts out — ✓ the right answer · score -2
4. they hopped about on the trees and sang happily all afternoon — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 2063, line 10: «The purple bird flies to them and chirps so that it seems "going to break its heart with some mighty secret".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fly» (+2); the same doer «purple bird» (+1). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did Proserpina cry on the way out?

1. she was tired — no support
2. she felt bad for Pluto — ✓ the right answer · score -5
3. she missed her mother — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. she was scared — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score -3, against -5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 893, line 9: «Why: the priest's "inmost heart yearned to lead this poor lost one into the way of light and life".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same action «lose» (-1); the same thing acted on «one» (-2). The right option, 2, scored -5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, did Pluto want her to be happy?

1. nah he didn't care — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah he kinda did — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. not really — no support
4. no — 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 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what did the cook keep making?

1. a long string of courses that never stopped coming out of the kitchen — no support
2. meat and rich sauces — no support
3. dishes and fancy stuff — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. every kind of feast, from roasted meats to sugared pastries — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1792, line 1: «Jem promises the goose Mimi that he will keep her safe and hide her in his own rooms.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4). Against it: the same doer «jem» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal purpose of King Pluto in offering Proserpina food?

1. To punish Ceres by holding her daughter in the underworld for ever more — no support
2. To bind her to his dominions by means of a meal — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To trick her into staying in his realm forever, since eating below binds one to it — ← Mova's choice · score -3
4. To keep her happy with rich dishes and gifts — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 191, line 18: «Old word: a "purveyor" was a person who supplied food and goods, like a shopkeeper for a palace.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «person» (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which object did the servant use to present the withered pomegranate to Proserpina?

1. A golden salver — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. A plate — score 3
3. A carved bowl — no support
4. A silver platter — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 1928, line 1: «The young King cuts a snake in two, and a second snake brings leaves that heal it, so the servant uses the same leaves to wake the dead Queen.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «use» (+2); the same doer «servant» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

What was the condition of the fruit that Proserpina consumed in the king's palace?

1. Dry and shrivelled — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Plump, glossy and full of juice when picked — no support
3. Bright red and sweet-smelling as if just cut — no support
4. Soft and bruised — 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 · wrong ✗

Which character first perceived that Proserpina had partaken of a morsel of the fruit?

1. the king's servant who carried the salver — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. the king's steward — no support
3. Proserpina's maid — no support
4. Quicksilver — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1266, line 17: «Old word "hospitality" means welcoming guests kindly and sharing food, which the muskrat finds lacking in Iktomi.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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