The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 1: The Return of Ulysses (dressing for battle, the dark passage and «Good Toad, modest Toad»)

Tests: 7 of 18 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 13 of 22 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 70 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. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.

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 ✗

Olly, bare (lots of) confused: «so Badger loaded up with all the Rat's weapons?» Put it right.

1. He took all the Rat's weapons and wouldn't give any back to him at all — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. He said he'd fight with the cudgel — score 5
3. He carried the Rat's pistols too — score 4
4. He said he'd use only his stick — ✓ the right answer · score 5

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 67, line 4: «A thin, dry voice says «Be quiet at once, all of you!» — and there is silence. Badger finishes his cheese, stands by the fire and asks Toad what his father, Ba…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+3); the same receiver «toad» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why did Badger put Toad last in the line?

1. So he could watch Toad closely — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. Because Toad was the youngest — no support
3. To punish him — score 1
4. To keep him out of trouble — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 63, line 14: «It is the very car he stole from the yard of the Red Lion Hotel, with the very same people he had watched at lunch in the coffee-room.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «watch» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · right ✓

Is it TRUE or FALSE? «Toad got into the passage quietly and neatly.»

1. False: he fell in the river — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. True: he went in neatly — no support
3. True: he crept in very quietly — score 1
4. False: he only tripped on a root — score 5

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 70, line 11: «Getting into the hole in the river-bank, Toad «managed to slip and fall into the water with a loud splash and a squeal of alarm»; Badger warned that next time…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «toad» (+3); the same action «fall» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · right ✓

Nell, nesh (feels the cold): «why was Toad shivering, scared or cold?» What does the book say?

1. Both: dread and wet clothes — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Only from fear and fright — no support
3. Neither: he was just excited to be out at night — no support
4. Only from the cold night — 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 ✓

What would have happened if Badger had fired his pistol in the passage?

1. The shot would have hit Badger's own stick and knocked everyone down the passage — no support
2. He might have hurt Toad and warned the weasels — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. Toad would have fainted and the weasels would have been trapped at the house door — score 2
4. The noise would have woken the Rat sooner — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 47, line 4: «At lunch the poor Rat has to tell the Badger and the Mole. The Badger says some very sharp things; even the Mole says, «You've been a bit of a duffer this time…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «mole» (+2); the same doer «badger» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why could the friends climb into the pantry without being heard?

1. The weasels had sent all their servants out of the house for the night — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The party was deafening — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The lights were out inside — no support
4. The weasels were all asleep — 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 do the weasels laugh at «honest Toad»?

1. Because Toad had been caught cheating at cards and then boasting of it in public — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. He had ruined the Hall's garden — no support
3. Because he was a noble lord and the weasels were jealous of his wealth — score 2
4. Toad was jailed for stealing a car — ✓ the right answer · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 1: «Laughed at, Toad loses his temper completely. He shouts that she is a «common, low, fat barge-woman» and that he is a well-known, distinguished Toad. She peers…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «grab» (+3); the same thing acted on «toad» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Kai, wicked (great) timing: «why did Badger wait for the song to start?» Best answer?

1. He wanted the weasels to finish their drinks and go home before he went in — score 1
2. Because the weasels were lying in wait and wanted an easy target — no support
3. The weasels were busy and least ready — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Because the song had to be sung before the attack could start properly — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 63, line 1: «Full of stew and with money in his pocket, Toad marches along with his chin in the air, telling himself the story of his own cleverness: prison, train, canal,…», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «sing» (+3); the same doer «toad» (+3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter VI, at the Rat's house, what did Badger say about «the hour»?

1. «The hour has come!... Toad's hour!» — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 12
2. «Toad's hour» — score 7
3. «The hour is near, Toad's turn» — no support
4. «The hour is come, my friends!» — score 12

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 70, line 19: «Badger: «The hour is come! Follow me!» — and flung the door open wide. In chapter VI Badger had said almost the same: «The hour has come!... Toad's hour!»», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come» (+7); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «hour» (+1); the same thing acted on (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter III, what did the Rat take into the Wild Wood to find Mole?

1. A pair of boots and a rope — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. A belt, a sword, a lantern and a full picnic basket — score 7
3. A cloak and a long rope — score 6
4. A brace of pistols and a stout cudgel — ✓ the right answer · score 6

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 70, line 6: «Each animal got «a belt... and then a sword... and then a cutlass on the other side to balance it. Then a pair of pistols, a policeman's truncheon, several set…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «pair» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter IV, how did Badger take Rat and Mole out of his home to the edge of the wood?

1. By boat — score 5
2. Through a long tunnel — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. On foot — score 5
4. Across the wide field — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 40, line 3: «The Badger promises to pass the word around: any friend of his can walk where he likes. Back in the kitchen the Rat is restless, overcoat on and pistols in his…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «badger» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «lead» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «rat» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter II, how did the Rat behave about Toad's caravan plan?

1. He wanted the trip for himself — score 5
2. He went only to please his friends — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. He was keen to go and insisted on leading the whole caravan trip himself — ← Mova's choice · score 7
4. He agreed to take Toad's money — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 32, line 17: «At the station they left Toad «in the second-class waiting-room, giving a porter twopence to keep a strict eye on him», and left the horse at an inn stable.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+4); the same doer «friends» (+4). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★★★ · right ✓

Looking back: in chapter XI, why did Badger want the attack during the banquet?

1. The weasels would have no weapons — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The weasels would be sleeping then — no support
3. Because the weasels had their weapons locked away and the attack would be quicker — no support
4. So that the weasels would be drunk and unable to fight back at all during the feast — 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 14 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Looking back: in chapter XI, why was Badger «very pleased» with Mole?

1. Mole's trick had scattered the sentries — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Mole had drawn the weasels out of the house and into the wood for a trap — no support
3. Mole had carried the lantern well — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Mole had led the whole party through the passage without a single mistake — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 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 70, line 10: ««Don't you chatter so much as usual, or you'll be sent back, as sure as fate!» Toad took his place «without a murmur», so anxious was he not to be left out.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); the same doer «toad» (+3). Against it: a different thing acted on (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 15 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

Why is «The Return of Ulysses» a clever title for this chapter?

1. Like Ulysses, Toad fights a giant monster at sea and then sails home safely to his wife and children — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Because Toad, like Ulysses, is a sailor who wins a great war and rides home in glory — no support
3. Like Ulysses, Toad comes home to find enemies feasting in his house — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Toad, like Ulysses, sails far and returns to a house full of rivals — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 16 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ Count the items the Rat gave each animal, from «a belt» to «a sandwich-case» (count «bandages and sticking-plaster» as two, and «a pair of pistols» as one).

1. 9 — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. 5 — no support
3. 2 — no support
4. 10 — ✓ 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 17 · ★★★ · right ✓

★★★ «He upset the Rat into the Mole and the Mole into the Badger.» Who was at the front of the line?

1. Badger — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The Rat — no support
3. Mole — no support
4. Toad — 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 18 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

★★★ «Good Toad, modest Toad, honest Toad!» Which word would the weasels say honestly about Toad, judging from the story so far?

1. Several — score 6
2. None of them — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. Some — score 6
4. Probably the honest ones among the weasels — ← Mova's choice · score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 70, line 17: «The Chief Weasel's speech: «I should like to say one word about our kind host, Mr. Toad. We all know Toad!»—(great laughter)—«Good Toad, modest Toad, honest To…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+4); the same thing acted on «toad» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the instrument with which the Badger declared he would accomplish his share of the enterprise.

1. His cudgel — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. His stick — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Hands — no support
4. Pistol — 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 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the order of march prescribed by the Badger, exclusive of himself.

1. Mole, then Rat, then Toad — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Mole first — no support
3. Mole first, Rat second, and Toad last at the very back of the whole line — no support
4. Mole in front, then the Rat, and Toad was placed last of all — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 68, line 1: «Badger's great secret: there is an underground passage from the river-bank right up into the middle of Toad Hall. Toad says that's nonsense, he knows every inc…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «toad» (+3); the same thing acted on «bit» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that Toad precipitated a collision within the passage. State the misapprehension thereby occasioned in the Badger.

1. That the weasels were already in the house — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That the party was being attacked from the rear — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. That the Weasels had found them — no support
4. That a whole gang of weasels had come up from behind and attacked them — 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 ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the Chief Weasel's commendation of «Good Toad, modest Toad, honest Toad»?

1. It was polite — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. It was sarcastic, intended to excite derision — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It was sincere praise — no support
4. It was a sincere tribute to Toad — 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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