Uncle Remus, Rabbit Finds His Match at Last, part 13: Possum burned for butter, Rabbit bets Tarrypin a race

Tests: 4 of 12 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 577 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 · ★ · right ✓

yo, who stayed awake while everybody else was snoring?

1. Brer Rabbit — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. Brer Tarrypin's old cousin — score 8
3. Possum — score 8
4. Brer Buzzard — score 8

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 51, line 16: «Near the ford they set Portly on the tow-path (the path along a river bank); Otter starts up from «his lonely vigil» (a vigil = staying awake to watch) with «h…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stay» (+7); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, what did Rabbit smear on Possum's mouth to frame him?

1. syrup — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. butter — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. bacon grease from the skillet — score 2
4. molasses from the kitchen jar — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 577, line 7: «What: Brer Rabbit "stay 'wake" while the others sleep, then "smear Brer Possum mouf wid de butter on his paws."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «smear» (+2); the same doer «brer rabbit» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

no cap, whose tail got singed at the fire?

1. Brer Owl — ← Mova's choice · score 8
2. Possum — no support
3. Rabbit — score 8
4. Brer Fox — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). 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 remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «words» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

lowkey, who was the judge for the race?

1. Brer Tukkey Crow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Brer Owl — no support
3. Brer Fox — no support
4. Brer Tukkey Buzzard — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

fr fr, how long was the race?

1. five miles — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. two yards — no support
3. three miles — no support
4. a mile — 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 ✗

on god, how many kids does Tarrypin have?

1. four — no support
2. a dozen young ones — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. three — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. eleven little ones down at the creek — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 574, line 13: «"kittle" is an old word for kettle, a metal pot for boiling water over a fire.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same circumstance (+2); the same thing acted on «old word» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, where did Tarrypin stash his fifty-dollar bill?

1. under the porch — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. in the well — no support
3. in a hollow log — no support
4. in the chimney — ✓ 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 ✗

bro, what did Rabbit rock for the race?

1. a red collar — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a bright blue sash across his chest and back — no support
3. ribbons round his neck — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a bright ribbon bow — 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 ✗

yo, what did Brer Possum do at the fire?

1. stood still and watched — no support
2. he hollered and ran home the long way around — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. tripped and fell down — score 1
4. jumped right in the middle — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 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 doer «brer» (+3); the same thing acted on «words» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

so what did Tarrypin holler back to Rabbit?

1. Yer I come a bilin' right up outa de mud — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. I'm over here — no support
3. Yonder in de briar — no support
4. "Yer I come a bilin'" — ✓ 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 · ★ · right ✓

wait, who did Rabbit bet against?

1. Brer Tarrypin — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
2. Brer Tarrypin's cousin, Brer Turtle — no support
3. Brer Buzzard — score -4
4. Brer Tukkey Buzzard the wise old judge — 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 567, line 2: «Uncle Remus tells how Brer Fox waits in the road to catch Brer Rabbit, who is plump and sassy.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. Against it: the same thing acted on «brer» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, what does Rabbit yell at the end?

1. Gimme de money now, Brer Buzzard, or I'll sue! — no support
2. "Gimme de money, Brer Buzzard!" — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
3. Gimme all de money, Brer Buzzard, every last penny! — score 4
4. Hand over de cash, Brer Fox! — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 92, line 8: «In the story the Magician calls the Man lazy and says his children will be the laziest people in the world, with a made-up name for the people of Malaya. That…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «story» (+5); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same action «call» (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which animal, according to the text, was the first to leap over the burning brush-heap?

1. Brer Tarrypin, the slow swamp dweller — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Brer Buzzard — score 2
3. Brer Rabbit — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. Brer Tukkey Buzzard, the appointed judge — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 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 559, line 15: «The Sirens' songs make men want to leap overboard, so Odysseus is lashed to the mast with "melted wax" in his crew's ears.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the designated length of the course in the race between Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin?

1. three miles — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. two miles — no support
3. five miles — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a mile — 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 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Who was appointed to adjudicate the contest and hold the wager?

1. Brer Tarrypin, the swamp's oldest judge — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Brer Owl — no support
3. Brer Tukkey Buzzard — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Brer Tukkey Crow — 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 ✗

By what means did Brer Fox's argument seek to establish Brer Possum's guilt?

1. by claiming he was first at the butter and first to miss it — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. by insisting he was the only one awake — no support
3. by swearing he saw the thief run off in the dark — no support
4. by claiming he was first at the butter, first to miss it, and last to leave the house — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. 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 option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «leave» (+3); the same thing acted on «house» (+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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