Uncle Remus, The Tar-Baby, part 2: Brer Rabbit rides Brer Fox to Miss Meadows's and hitches him to the rack

Tests: 2 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 570 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 ✗

Bruh, did the rabbit actually ride the fox like a pony?

1. Yep, all the way to Miss Meadows's — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Nope, he walked the fox to the creek — no support
3. Yep, he rode the fox to the creek — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Nope, just a bit — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 522, line 6: «Who judges the dead? The dread judge Rhadamanthus sits inside Hades' hall and declares "the precise torments" each comer will suffer.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sit» (+2); the same doer «dread judge» (+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 ✗

Yo, why'd the girls laugh so hard at the rabbit?

1. He kept teasing the old fox — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. He was rude — no support
3. He sang loud — score 0
4. He was bragging about the fox — ✓ the right answer · score 0

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 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 21, line 1: «Alice arrives at a court of justice. The King and Queen of Hearts sit on their throne, the Knave of Hearts stands in chains between two soldiers, and the White…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «hold» (+1). Against it: the same doer «white rabbit» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

Dude, what's a blind bridle even?

1. A special bridle with leather blinders covering both eyes of the horse — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A bridle with no eyes holes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A bridle with blinders on — no support
4. A bridle that covers the horse's eyes completely — 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 · ★ · right ✓

Y'all seen how the fox got tied up at the rack?

1. Yeah, the rabbit hitched him good and tight to the rack by the gate — score 4
2. Yep, the girls tied him tight — score 4
3. Yeah, the rabbit tied him well — score 4
4. Yeah, the rabbit hitched him good — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. 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 155, line 11: «The fox tries to steal a lamb, but the shepherd "set his dogs on him" and he is caught.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «catch» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Ain't the rabbit cool as a cucumber, though?

1. Totally, he just sat there chill — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Totally, he sat there chill while the whole crowd stared at him — no support
3. Totally cool, he sat there chill and never once blinked at the girls — no support
4. Totally, he was super nervous — 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 ✗

Who was Miss Meadows, anyway, fam?

1. The girl who lived by the creek — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The lady who lived in the big house with the porch and girls — no support
3. The lady with the porch and girls — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The rich lady who owned the farm, the porch, the horses, and the girls — 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 ✗

Why's the fox all salty about the party?

1. The girls laughed at him and said there would be no party without him — score 0
2. Girls said no party without him — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. The rabbit made him look silly — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. The girls said there'd be no party without him there — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 567, line 15: «Why: Brer Rabbit asks for calamus root so he can get Brer Fox to leave the house, and it works.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «brer rabbit» (+6); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bro, did the rabbit smoke a cigar like a grown man?

1. Yeah, he puffed a real seegyar in front of all the girls on the porch — no support
2. Yeah, a real seegyar like a fancy town dude at the big fair — no support
3. Yeah, a real seegyar like a town dude — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yep, he smoked it like a preacher — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 570, line 5: «Brer Rabbit rides the fox to Miss Meadows's, ties him to the horse-rack, smokes a cigar on the porch, and boasts before riding off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «smoke» (+4); the same thing acted on «cigar» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Lol, why did the fox agree to be a horse?

1. The rabbit bribed him with a pie — score -1
2. The rabbit made him do it — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. The rabbit tricked him with excuses — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. The rabbit tricked him with fancy talk and clever excuses all day — score -1

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 6, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 152, line 13: «LION: he "was so much in love that he readily agreed".», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «lion» (+6). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what's a stir'p again?

1. A rope that holds the saddle on — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. A strap — no support
3. The loop where the rider's foot goes — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The hook where the bridle hangs — 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 ✗

Did Uncle Remus tell more tales that night, or what?

1. He said there's more, honey — score 0
2. He said that's not all, honey, there's a whole lot more to come — score 3
3. He said that's not all, honey — ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. He said that's not all, honey, and then he started another story about the fox — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 567, line 7: «Who: Uncle Remus is an old man who tells "the myth-stories" to the little boy night after night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: a different doer (counts against) (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Ha, so the rabbit won the whole thing, right?

1. Yeah, he rode the fox and got a cookie — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Yeah, he rode the fox and got the praise — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Yeah, the rabbit rode the fox to the party and got all the praise and a pie — score 5
4. Nope, the fox got all the praise there — 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 570, line 10: «Brer Rabbit sits "cool as a cowcumber" while the girls giggle at him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+4); the same doer «brer rabbit» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Brer Rabbit conducted himself upon arriving at Miss Meadows's residence?

1. He dismounted with great composure and then conversed politely with all the ladies on the porch — score 1
2. He dismounted with composure and conversed with the ladies — ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. He dismounted calmly, strolled up to the porch, and spent the whole afternoon conversing with the ladies and the fox — ← Mova's choice · score 2
4. He stayed mounted and lectured the ladies on manners — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 570, line 3: «Brer Rabbit calmly tells the ladies that Brer Fox was once his daddy's riding-horse, and Brer Fox swears he will make him eat his words.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

What statement regarding the saddle and bridle demanded by Brer Rabbit is correct according to the narrative?

1. Brer Fox procured both articles at his own expense — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. The saddle and bridle were procured by Brer Fox at his own expense in the nearby town — score 1
3. Brer Fox owned neither the saddle nor the bridle — score 1
4. Brer Fox was asked to procure both articles, and he did so at his own expense and trouble — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 568, line 10: «Brer Rabbit's greeting is "'Mawnin'!' sez Brer Rabbit", and he asks, "'nice wedder dis mawnin'?'"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which assertion concerning Brer Fox's conduct after the girls rebuked him is consistent with the text?

1. He resolved, after the girls scolded him in front of all the guests, to humble Brer Rabbit completely — ← Mova's choice · score 10
2. He resolved to humble Brer Rabbit in their presence — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He vowed to humble Brer Rabbit in front of the girls and make him chew up his words — score 3
4. He decided to rush home and never return again — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 10, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 14, line 12: «Alice snaps «Nobody asked your opinion», and the Hatter asks «Who's making personal remarks now?» — she has done the very thing she scolded him for.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «scold» (+7); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What is the most accurate account of the closing interchange between the old man and the little boy?

1. The old man declined to relate further matter, citing the excessive length of the cloth — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The old man agreed to tell one more tale — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. The old man declined to relate any further matter because the tale's cloth was too excessive and long — no support
4. The old man kept telling tales until the boy fell asleep on the porch steps — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 76, line 15: «The story says every rhinoceros since has "great folds in his skin and a very bad temper, all on account of the cake-crumbs inside".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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