Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece, part 35: Proserpina returns, then Jason reaches a raging river
Tests: 3 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72
Lesson 2076 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, did Proserpina seriously bite a pomegranate?
- 1. Yep, a dry shriveled one, when she was starving — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Yep, a dry shriveled pomegranate, after she had been starving in the palace for days without food — ← Mova's choice · score 2
- 3. Yes, a fresh juicy one, while resting at noon — no support
- 4. Yep, a dry shriveled one, because she was starving and her mother had been gone so long, and no one brought food — no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2075, line 1: «Proserpina cries for her violets, then runs and plays in the great hall.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «proserpina» (+2); the same place «great hall» (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗
Bro, why did Ceres get so salty about the grass?
- 1. Cause the earth was going green when she told it to stay dead — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. Cause the earth was going green in spring even though she had told it to stay dead, and the gods laughed at her — no support
- 3. Cause the earth was going green when she had ordered it to stay dead and barren until her daughter came home — ← Mova's choice · score 5
- 4. Cause the fields were flooding when she wanted them dry — score -1
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 5, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2076, line 6: «Proserpina was carried off by King Pluto, and her mother Ceres was so sad that she "bidden" the earth to stay barren until her daughter came home.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+4); the same property (+3). Against it: the same doer «daughter» (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗
No cap, how many seeds got stuck in her mouth?
- 1. Just one — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 2. Six, one for every single month — score -2
- 3. Six, so six months with Pluto — ✓ the right answer · score -2
- 4. Two, maybe — no support
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 4, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2073, line 14: «The word "obeisance" is an old word for a low, respectful bow, and Phoebus makes one "with an elegant obeisance" before he refuses.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the number the lesson gave for it (+4). The right option, 3, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lowkey, was King Pluto actually a total villain?
- 1. Yeah, totally — no support
- 2. Yes, he kidnapped her and kept her in the dark forever — ← Mova's choice · score 1
- 3. Sort of, he did steal her from her mom — no support
- 4. Not really, Proserpina says he has good qualities — ✓ the right answer · no support
Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2075, line 6: «Who: Proserpina, a young girl whom King Pluto has kept as a prisoner in his dark underground palace.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗
Wait, who was Jason's teacher?
- 1. A centaur — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Chiron, the centaur with a horse body — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 3. Pelias — no support
- 4. Hercules, the son of Zeus, a hero — 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 ✗
Ngl, what was Chiron's lower half like?
- 1. A goat's legs — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A brown bull body and tail — no support
- 3. A black horse body and hooves — no support
- 4. A white horse body and legs — ✓ 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, what did Chiron teach the kids?
- 1. Harp, healing, and sword and shield — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
- 2. Running, wrestling, and riding horses — no support
- 3. Harp, healing, and sword and shield, along with hunting, boxing, and how to win every race — no support
- 4. Harp, healing, sword and shield, plus the stars, herbs, and prophecy of the gods — 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 2076, line 14: «Chiron taught Jason "how to play upon the harp, and how to cure diseases, and how to use the sword and shield."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗
Real talk, why did Jason's dad lose the throne?
- 1. His brother — score -1
- 2. A rival king seized it — ← Mova's choice · score 0
- 3. Pelias dethroned him — ✓ the right answer · score -4
- 4. Pelias took his throne — score 0
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1768, line 19: «Old word "usurper": a person who seizes a throne he has no right to; today we would say a usurper is a rebel who takes power by force.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «seize» (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «throne» (-1). The right option, 3, scored -4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 9 · ★ · right ✓
Ok so what was Jason wearing on his shoulders?
- 1. A leopard's skin, tied with a golden clasp across his chest — score 5
- 2. A tiger's stripes — score 4
- 3. A wolf's pelt — score 4
- 4. A leopard's skin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2076, line 15: «Jason's sandals are "tied upon his feet with strings of gold", and he wears a leopard's skin over his shoulders.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «shoulders» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same action «wear» (+1); the same doer «jason» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗
Fr, what were his sandals tied with?
- 1. Leather thongs — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Silver chains — no support
- 3. Leather — no support
- 4. Strings of gold — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗
Lit question, why was the river super scary?
- 1. Rain and melted snow made it swollen — ✓ the right answer · score 0
- 2. Rain and melted snow made it swollen, and the current ran fast and deep down the valley — score 0
- 3. Strong winds pushed the waves high — score -1
- 4. Rain and melted snow from the high peaks made it swollen, so no one could cross without ropes — ← Mova's choice · score 3
Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 2076, line 16: «The river has "specks of white foam among its black eddies", and it is swollen by rain and by melting snow from Mount Olympus.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «snow» (+3); the same action «melt» (+2). Against it: the same doer «rain» (-2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 12 · ★ · right ✓
Be honest, what was hiding under the water?
- 1. Sharp rugged rocks — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
- 2. Soft sandy gravel — score 4
- 3. Sharp teeth — score 4
- 4. Large smooth stones — 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 609, line 15: «Why: Baloo "could not help chuckling" when he hears Bagheera asking for help, because Bagheera is hiding in the water.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hide» (+3); the same place «water» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗
Mid, was Jason's trip a good idea?
- 1. Yes, totally — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. Yes, Chiron approved of the whole plan — no support
- 3. Not really, he didn't tell Chiron — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. Yes, the gods were on his side — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following describes the reason Ceres decreed that the earth should remain barren?
- 1. She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms — ✓ the right answer · score 3
- 2. She had ordered it to remain barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, and she had sworn an oath by the river Styx to keep the earth dead — ← Mova's choice · score 4
- 3. She had hoped it would make Pluto give back her daughter quickly — score 2
- 4. She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, since the gods of the underworld had taken the girl away by force — score 3
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1146, line 17: «Old word: "bide" means to stay or wait, so "bide yet a while" means "wait a little longer."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+4); the same circumstance (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-2). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics
Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗
Which of the following accurately states the number of pomegranate seeds that remained in the mouth of Proserpina?
- 1. Two — ← Mova's choice · score 7
- 2. One — score 7
- 3. Six — ✓ the right answer · score 7
- 4. Four — score 7
Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 2018, line 19: «Numbers: the giant says the byre "has not been cleansed for seven years," and there are a hundred cattle stabled there.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «numbers» (+4); the same action «say» (+3). 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 accurately describes the physical form of the Centaur Chiron?
- 1. The torso of a bearded man with the hind legs of a stag — ← Mova's choice · no support
- 2. A body of a black bull with the wings and tail of a great eagle — no support
- 3. A body and legs of a white horse with the head and shoulders of a man — ✓ the right answer · no support
- 4. A body and legs of a white horse with the head, shoulders, and arms of a man, wearing a long woolen robe — 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 ✓
Which of the following accurately identifies the cause of the swollen river that impeded Jason's passage?
- 1. Heavy rains and the melting of the snow on the sides of Mount Olympus — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
- 2. A broken dam — no support
- 3. Floods from a dragon's breath and the hot springs of the mountains — no support
- 4. Melting ice and a broken bridge in the high valleys near Thessaly — 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
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