Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and the Well: Brer Fox falls down the well, and the butter goes missing

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 576 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 Brer Rabbit really dive into a bucket for a nap?

1. Nah, he never got in, he just looked into the well for a long time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nope, he hid in the shanty and napped — no support
3. Yep, he jumped in and it dropped — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yep, he slept in the bucket all day — 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 ✗

Lowkey, why did Fox peek down the well?

1. He wanted to get a drink of water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He saw a rope hanging down and wanted to climb it — no support
3. He thought Rabbit had dropped his hat and wanted it back so bad — no support
4. He thought Rabbit hid money down there — ✓ 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 3 · ★ · right ✓

No cap, what was Rabbit telling Fox about the water?

1. That it was full of mud — no support
2. That it was full of fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Dry now — no support
4. It's cold — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 576, line 9: «Brer Rabbit says the water is "natchully 'live wid um," meaning it is full of fish, a lie that tricks Fox.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+5); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). Against it: the same circumstance (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fr fr, how did Fox get down there?

1. He jumped down the old ladder — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He hopped into the bucket — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He jumped onto the bucket while Rabbit was still in it — no support
4. He tied a rope to his tail and slid down the well wall — 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 ✗

Sus, what did Rabbit sing while passing Fox?

1. Goodbye, watch your step down there — no support
2. Goodbye, take care of your clothes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hi, Fox — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. Bye bye now — 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 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sing» (+2); the same doer «brer rabbit» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, what did Rabbit tell the folks at the end?

1. Fox was down the well trying to steal all of their fish — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fox dropped mud in the well and ran away from town — no support
3. Fox was muddying their water — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Fox was fishing in their pond — 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 ✗

Ngl, who lived in the shanty with Rabbit?

1. Brer Fox, Brer Possum and his old woman — ← Mova's choice · score -1
2. Brer Fox and Brer Possum — ✓ the right answer · score -1
3. Brer Fox, Brer Possum, and the children from town — score -1
4. Brer Fox and Mrs. Rabbit — 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 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 a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same doer «brer» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Real talk, what was dripping through the shanty?

1. The rain — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Water — score 9
3. The roof was leaking — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The stove was smoking — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 354, line 11: «Why it drips slowly: in the wet season "a swift stream of water always poured down here".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «drip» (+7); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

Yo, where did they keep the butter?

1. Under the old oak tree — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. In a jar — score 1
3. Cellar — score 1
4. In the spring-house — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 21, line 5: «The first witness is the Hatter, still holding his teacup and bread-and-butter. He, the March Hare and the Dormouse each give a different date for when the tea…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «teacup» (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

Bet, who got the butter first?

1. Brer Possum carried it home from the spring — score 4
2. Brer Fox brought it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
3. Brer Possum got it — score 5
4. Brer Rabbit found it near the creek in town — score 12

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 12, tied with another option at 12 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 576, line 14: «"Brer Possum" is a friend who is easily fooled, and he finds the butter gone when he goes to fetch it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «fetch» (+7); the same thing acted on «butter» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · right ✓

Ong, what excuse did Rabbit give for leaving?

1. His children were calling him — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. His children were calling him from the field across the creek — score 1
3. His old woman needed him home — score 1
4. He had to fetch water for his sick old woman and children — no support

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 560, line 19: «Old word: "raiment" means clothes, and "hospitality" means a warm welcome given to guests.», 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

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Deadass, what did Rabbit lick clean?

1. The wooden churn lid — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The bucket of butter and the dish from the table — no support
3. The butter bucket — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The butter bucket and the spring-house lid — 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 ✓

Be so for real, what happened to the butter?

1. Stolen — no support
2. Melted — no support
3. It was all gone — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. It went to Fox — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 3 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 576, line 14: «"Brer Possum" is a friend who is easily fooled, and he finds the butter gone when he goes to fetch it.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «butter» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

Fam, what did Rabbit say melted the butter?

1. Heat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Somebody's mouth — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The hot summer sun — no support
4. The sun — 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 statements correctly describes the action of Brer Rabbit upon entering the well-bucket?

1. He stayed in the bucket and rode up and down the well several times before leaving — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He hid inside the bucket and sank down into the dark water — score 3
3. He crouched inside the bucket and slid slowly down the well — score 3
4. He concealed himself within the bucket and descended into the well — ✓ the right answer · 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 570, line 2: «Uncle Remus says no, Brer Rabbit stayed close and went strutting about, and the tale spread around the neighbors, so Miss Meadows and the girls teased him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stay» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following accurately identifies the stated reason for Brer Fox's descent into the well?

1. He was scared by Brer Rabbit's loud shouting — score 2
2. He was persuaded by Brer Rabbit's account of abundant fish — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. He was lured by a sack full of money — no support
4. Rabbit made him go — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 396, line 6: «Who: a Fox who has been carried by a rapid river into a very deep ravine.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+3); the same thing acted on «fox» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following correctly records the warning that Brer Rabbit delivered to Brer Fox at the close of the episode?

1. He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He announced that a farmer with a sack would drag Fox out — score 4
3. He declared that a man bearing a great gun would haul Fox up and then fine him — score 4
4. A gun will come — no support

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 569, line 19: «Old word: "'clar ter grashus" is an old oath meaning "I declare to goodness", a way of showing surprise.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «declare» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the eventual fate of the butter kept in the spring-house?

1. It was spread on the bread by Brer Fox quietly — ← Mova's choice · score 1
2. It had been entirely consumed by Brer Rabbit in secret — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It had been entirely consumed by Brer Rabbit in secret while the others slept — no support
4. It had been entirely consumed by Brer Rabbit in secret and then blamed on Brer Possum — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 395, line 13: «Why: the Fox says he learned it "from the Ass, by witnessing his fate", so he saw what happened to the Ass.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «fate» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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