Legends of the Old Plantation, Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy, part 3: Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox out of a dinner

Tests: 0 of 14 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 567 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 who actually got tricked here?

1. Brer Bear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fox — no support
3. Brer Fox — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Mink — 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 ✗

bro wait, why was Brer Fox all wrapped up in flannel?

1. he had a bad cold — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. he was cold — no support
3. he was faking being sick — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. he was sick in bed — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, who's the sassiest one in this whole part?

1. Brer Bear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Brer Rabbit — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the little rabbit who shouted the warning from the garden — no support
4. Miss Sally — 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 ✗

lowkey, what did Brer Rabbit say he was full of?

1. way too many fleas to count — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. fleas — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. mites — no support
4. a whole swarm of hungry fleas — 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 ✗

fr, what was on the table when Brer Rabbit walked in?

1. a knife — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a pan and a wooden spoon — no support
3. a dish-pan and a carving knife — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a kettle and a bread board — 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 ✗

no cap, where did Brer Rabbit go when he dipped out?

1. into the thick bushes beside the road, where Brer Fox could not see him — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. into the bushes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. outside — no support
4. out the door and into the tall bushes near the garden fence — 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 ✗

bruh, what did the little Rabbit yell when he ran in?

1. Mama, quick, Mr. Fox is out there and he's coming up the path to our house! — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Ma, I seed Mr. Fox a comin' right up the big road, yes I did! — no support
3. Brer Fox is at the door! — no support
4. I seed Mr. Fox a comin'! — ✓ the right answer · 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 567, line 5: «Brer Rabbit asks for calamus root, runs off into the bushes, and Brer Fox crawls out after him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «brer fox» (-1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, who's the one who tries to bail on dinner?

1. Brer Bear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Brer Fox, with the sick act — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Brer Rabbit, with the big plan — no support
4. Brer Fox, with the cold trick — 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 ✗

sus, what did Brer Fox send by Mr. Mink?

1. a letter — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a note saying he was ill — no support
3. a pie — no support
4. an excuse that he was sick — ✓ 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 ✗

bet, where's the little boy sitting when Miss Sally peeks in?

1. by the fire — score 3
2. next to the window, looking outside — ← Mova's choice · score 8
3. next to Uncle Remus, head on his arm — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. beside the old man, leaning on him — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 364, line 1: «A shepherd boy looks after his master's sheep near a dark forest, and he finds the work dull.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+5); the same doer «shepherd boy» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

real talk, what does Brer Rabbit ask Brer Fox for?

1. calamus root, which he said he needed to season the chicken properly — no support
2. some sage for the stuffing — ← Mova's choice · score 9
3. pepper for the soup pot — score 9
4. calamus root for the chicken — ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 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 379, line 1: «The part opens at the end of a tale where a sly Fox asks a Cock for help, but the Cock wakes the whole hen yard and the Farmer chases the Fox off.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «ask» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 4, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

lmao, what did Brer Rabbit sing?

1. a silly song about how grease and hides are worth more than corn — no support
2. a little verse about the sun — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. a rhyme about grease and hide — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a long rhyme about grease, hide, and the fat of the chicken — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 567, line 13: «Why: Brer Rabbit shuts the door and sings because he has seen the tip of Brer Fox's tail behind the corner.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brer rabbit» (+1). Against it: the same action «sing» (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

ok ok, what does "bimeby" mean?

1. by and by, soon after — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by and by, soon after, in a little while, as things happen — no support
3. at the same time — no support
4. a kind of old word — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 560, line 21: «Old word: "bleared" means dim and watery, and "furs" were animal skins laid down as rugs.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

fam, who was supposed to bring the dinner over?

1. Mr. Mink, but he was sick — no support
2. Brer Rabbit, who promised to bring it but never came around at all — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. Brer Bear, but he forgot — no support
4. Brer Rabbit, but he never did — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 368, line 5: «A Dog loses his master's dinner, a Jackdaw in borrowed feathers is plucked, and a Monkey lies on a Dolphin's back.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «dinner» (+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 · right ✓

Which character is described as having been "rake[d] over de coals" by Brer Bear?

1. Brer Fox — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. Fox — score 7
3. Bear — no support
4. Brer Bear — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 567, line 12: «Why: Brer Fox says Brer Bear "rake me over de coals" because the two of them are not living "naberly".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+3); the same thing acted on «brer fox» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the approximate age of the little boy who sits with Uncle Remus?

1. somewhere around seven or eight years of age, I think — no support
2. seven years — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. eight years — no support
4. about seven years old, though he looked a bit older — ← Mova's choice · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 364, line 1: «A shepherd boy looks after his master's sheep near a dark forest, and he finds the work dull.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+1). Against it: the same doer «shepherd boy» (-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 item is requested by Brer Rabbit as a flavouring for the chicken dinner?

1. calamus root — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. salt — no support
3. a little calamus root to season the chicken well — no support
4. wild ginger — ← Mova's choice · score -1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 160, line 12: «What: the wild rabbits "stopped dancing" and "stood round in a ring to stare" at the Fairy and at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «wild rabbits» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

At what point of the day did Brer Rabbit arrive at Brer Fox's dwelling?

1. when the shadows were at their shortest, right at the middle of the bright hot day — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. when the shadows were at their shortest — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. around the middle of the afternoon — no support
4. very early in the morning, while the dew was still lying heavy on the grass in the garden — 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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