Andersen's Tales, By the Almshouse Window, part 2: a pastor's dream of sinners, then an old maid watches children play while an angel carries a dead child to heaven

Tests: 1 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 791 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 did u see the pastor crying in that dream, like he was mad

1. nah, he was crying like a baby cause the sinners were burning forever in the flames of hell — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. nah he cried cause he felt bad for them — score 5
3. ya, his tears put out hell's fire, sick no cap — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ya, his tears put out hell's fire, which was lowkey the most wholesome thing ever, no cap — 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 791, line 2: «The dead woman shows the pastor the sins of all people, and he weeps for them.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «weep» (+4); the same doer «pastor» (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bro that criminal Matz screams every night lmao

1. fr, he burnt a barn and the cow kept mooing — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. fr, cause he burnt a yard and the dog kept howling — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. fr, he lit a shed and the dogs wouldn't stop — no support
4. fr, cause he set a whole yard on fire at night and then the dog kept howling for hours after — 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 ✗

wait so the dead lady's just his wife waking him up?

1. nah, she was actually a ghost sent by God to scare him into being better and not his wife at all — no support
2. yeah, she was alive and full of love, so she woke him up from the terrible dream and not a ghost at all — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. nah, she's a dead lady who scolds him, not his wife — score 5
4. yeah, she was alive and full of love, not a ghost tbh — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 342, line 1: «King Alfred wakes from his dream, blows his horn, and leads five hundred soldiers to beat the Danes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «dream» (+4); the same action «wake» (+2); the same doer «king» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

that almshouse looks dead boring, like a dungeon

1. ya but the old maid's window has balsams, and it's kinda cool — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. ya but the old maid has flowers, kinda cute tho — no support
3. nah the old lady has balsams and it's kinda sad — no support
4. ya but the old maid's window has balsams and a dead leaf, and she plucks it, which is kinda sad and cool at once — 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 ✗

those kids run barefoot on the rampart like its a playground

1. lol yeah, no shoes, they're just chilling out — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. lol yeah, no shoes no socks, and honestly they're so happy that they don't even care about winter at all — no support
3. yeah, no socks, they're running around free — no support
4. lol yeah, no shoes no socks, they're just vibing — ✓ 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 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

why's the rampart got a child buried under it tho

1. cause a kid died — no support
2. cause the story says a man lured a kid in with candy and toys — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. cause some kid got tricked by a man with sweets — no support
4. cause the old story says a kid got lured in with sweets and toys — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 24, line 22: «The sister pictures Alice as a grown woman who keeps «the simple and loving heart of her childhood» and tells other children strange tales, «perhaps even with…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «tell» (+4); the same doer «strange tales» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

the angel picks flowers for heaven, that's a whole vibe

1. ya, the angel carries the dead child over the spots they liked — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. ya, the angel carries the dead kid over the places they loved — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. ya, the angel gathers flowers from every garden the dead child ever saw and carries them up to heaven forever — score 2
4. yeah, the angel takes dead kids over places they used to love — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 791, line 5: «She thinks about their future, then an angel carries a dead child to heaven, choosing flowers from its world.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «carry» (+4); the same doer «angel» (+1); the same thing acted on «dead child» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

oof the rosebush got its stem broke by some wicked hand

1. ya, all the petals fell off, that's sad lol — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, all the rosebuds hang faded and some wicked hand snapped its stem in half, that's so sad af — no support
3. yeah, the whole bush is dying now because someone came with scissors and cut all the rosebuds off, which is really sad — no support
4. yeah, all the rosebuds hang faded, that's sad af — ✓ 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

why does the old maid's friend end up in a black coffin

1. cause she got sick and died, that's rough — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. idk, she's sad — no support
3. cause she died — no support
4. cause the friend dies before the wedding, that's rough — ✓ 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 ✗

confirmation is when you promise stuff to church right

1. yeah, a white frock and a red shawl and then the whole family goes to dinner after the church service — no support
2. yeah, a white frock and a red shawl, big day lol — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. yeah, you make vows to God, sick day lol — no support
4. ya, you promise faith, it's a big deal fr — ← Mova's choice · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 191, line 2: «His master frees him and promises him a fortune for all the ivory they gathered.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «promise» (+2); the same doer «master» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

so basically the angel's kissing flowers and they sing in heaven

1. yeah, God kisses the flower so it talks, cool — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. ya, the flowers sing in heaven, sick right — no support
3. ya, they sing — no support
4. ya, the flower God likes best gets a voice, sick right — ✓ 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 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

the guy in the dream got tied up so his blood almost came out lol

1. ya, they bent him double and tied him up in the cell while the guards watched and laughed, brutal ngl — no support
2. ya, they bent him double and tied him up so tight his blood almost came out, honestly brutal ngl — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. ya, they bent him double and tied him, brutal ngl — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. ya, they held him down and he screamed, rough — 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 674, line 11: «The prince calls out "Dragon! dragon! if you are not a coward, come out and fight with me!" and the dragon always answers.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «come out» (+2); the same property (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Which of the following best describes the event occurring when the pastor's wife awakens him from his dream?

1. She awakens him from a dream sent by God to show him the sinners in hell and the crimes they had committed — score 8
2. She awakens him from a dream sent by God. — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. His living wife wakes him from sleep — score 8
4. She gently shakes him awake from the vision of the dead woman and the angel who read the crimes before God — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 342, line 1: «King Alfred wakes from his dream, blows his horn, and leads five hundred soldiers to beat the Danes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «king» (+5); the same place «dream» (+2); the same action «wake» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the criminal who, in the first part, cries out in his sleep and is restrained by his fellow prisoners.

1. Jo — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Hans — no support
3. Matz — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Ole — 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 ✗

State the principal reason given by the dead woman for her appearance to the pastor.

1. Despair alone — no support
2. Her hard words and despair of mankind drove her to him. — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. Her cruel words and hopeless view of the world moved her — score 5
4. Her hard words — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 791, line 9: «Why: the dead woman tells the pastor, "Learn to know mankind!", because his hard words made her come to him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «word» (+4); the same doer «pastor» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Describe the function of the almshouse in the second part of the narrative.

1. It houses the poor and elderly people — ← Mova's choice · score 2
2. It is a dwelling for the poor and aged. — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. It is a dwelling for the poor and aged where the old maid sits at her window plucking leaves — no support
4. It is a charity dwelling where the poor, the aged, and the orphaned children of the city live together — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 43, line 6: ««O Ratty! why ever did I do it? Why did I bring you to this poor, cold little place … when you might have been at River Bank … toasting your toes before a blaz…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+2). 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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