Andersen's Tales, The Dryad, part 28: the Dryad follows strangers down into the Paris sewers

Tests: 6 of 13 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 817 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 the dryad just bolted out of her tree, right?

1. yeah, she sat by the trunk then zoomed off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yeah, she sat under the tree first — score 6
3. nope, she stood up and walked away calmly — no support
4. nah, she stayed put — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 817, line 1: «The Dryad steps out of her young tree and sits, young and lovely, in the glow of the city lights.», 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 «dryad» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

bruh, the paris lights in that part were lowkey insane, no cap

1. for real, the cafes were packed with people — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. totally, but honestly the dark alleys were scary and nobody was lighting anything up at all — no support
3. true, the gas-lamps and shops were everywhere along the boulevards and the music played all night long — no support
4. true, the gas-lamps and shops were everywhere — ✓ 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, was she looking for mary the whole time?

1. yeah, mary with the red flowers in her hair — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. no, she was looking for the strangers — score 3
3. yeah, she was looking for a friend — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. no, she gave up searching for mary ages ago and went to the church instead — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 64, line 6: «The gentleman: «Bravo, ma'am! I like your spirit. Let her have a try, and look after her. She won't do any harm.»», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «look» (+4); the same circumstance (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did she hate the church so much, that's sus

1. it felt cold and very unwelcoming — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she felt like she didn't belong there — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she felt like she didn't belong there and that the great stones would fall on her head — no support
4. she felt like she didn't belong there among all the holy people and the candles — 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 ✗

so the strangers went down under the fountain? that's wild

1. yeah, down a winding stone stair — no support
2. no, they went through the fountain's pipe and crawled down a long wet tunnel below — no support
3. yeah, down a spiral iron staircase — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yeah, they lifted a heavy stone slab and went down a spiral iron staircase into the dark — ← Mova's choice · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 245, line 2: «A handsome young stranger falls in love with her and asks her to marry him, but she laughs and refuses.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+4); the same doer «handsome young stranger» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

no way, the sewers are the wonder of the present time?

1. that's what the man said, it's the big new thing that keeps the whole city healthy and alive — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yes, he said they're the newest marvel of the age — no support
3. that's what the man said, it's the big new thing — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. that's what the man said, he was really proud of the new big thing that everyone talks about — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the rats actually talk to her, lowkey creepy

1. yeah, she understood every word they squeaked — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
2. yes, she understood their talk well — score 6
3. nah, she only heard squeaking noises — no support
4. yeah, she heard them — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 817, line 5: «There, in the dark, big rats squeak to each other, and the Dryad understands every word they say.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «squeak» (+4); the same doer «big rats» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

the old rat with the chopped tail, was he the boss?

1. yeah, the others agreed with him — no support
2. yeah, he was the boss — no support
3. yeah, his family backed up every word he said — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. no, just an old rat — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, tied with another option at 3 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 817, line 5: «There, in the dark, big rats squeak to each other, and the Dryad understands every word they say.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+4); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

so the cabs and carriages were all crazy in the street

1. yeah, rolling carriages and omnibuses everywhere — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yes, bicycles and wagons raced around — no support
3. yeah, horses and cabs filled the road — no support
4. yeah, lots of carts — 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 · ★ · right ✓

did the dryad change colour when she moved?

1. yeah, like a humming-bird in the sun — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. yeah, like a lizard on a rock — no support
3. yes, like a fish in the stream — no support
4. nah, always green — 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 ✓

how come the fountain talk was so serious?

1. they spoke about innocent blood spilt there — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. they spoke about innocent blood spilt there long ago and how it must be avenged — no support
3. they argued about the old church bell — no support
4. they were whispering about a murder — 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 ✗

bro, that stone slab opening was a whole mystery

1. true, the slab moved on its own somehow — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. yeah, the dryad had no idea why it lifted and the strangers seemed to know exactly what to do — no support
3. yeah, nobody could see who pulled it — no support
4. yeah, the dryad had no idea why it lifted — ✓ 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 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

did she find mary in the end?

1. not yet, she kept on searching — no support
2. not in this part, she was still looking for her among the crowds and boulevards of Paris — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. not in this part, she was still looking — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. yes she found her in the church, and they went down the staircase together to the sewers — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 677, line 7: «What: the old woman says she can find the maiden, and the eldest herald agrees because "the emperor's orders are clear".», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «old woman» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). 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 · wrong ✗

To which structure did the Dryad withdraw upon departing the Boulevards?

1. To the Church of Notre Dame on the Île de la Cité — no support
2. Back to the tree in the gardens beside the Seine river — ← Mova's choice · score 0
3. To the Church of the Madeleine — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. To the Opera House at dusk — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 817, line 5: «There, in the dark, big rats squeak to each other, and the Dryad understands every word they say.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «word» (-1); the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal cause of the Dryad's anxiety within the sanctuary?

1. The cold stones and the echo inside — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Her feeling of being unwelcome there — no support
3. Her fear of the dark — no support
4. Her sense of having no lawful presence 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

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Describe the means by which the Dryad descended beneath the city.

1. By a broad spiral staircase of cast iron that led far beneath the city's streets — no support
2. Through a narrow tunnel of brick — no support
3. By a spiral staircase of cast iron — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. By sliding down a long wet chute that opened under the old fountain in the square — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 817, line 16: «The Dryad goes after the strangers down a staircase that is "spiral, broad and easy" and made of cast iron.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What did the old Father-Rat signify to the other rats present?

1. He was the one they all feared — score -2
2. He was the leader whose words they endorsed — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. He was the leader they obeyed — score -2
4. He led them through the sewers — ← Mova's choice · score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 2, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 72, line 3: «At lunch Toad is so puffed up that the others suspect something. Afterwards the Rat and Badger take him by both arms into the smoking-room. The Rat says it kin…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3). Against it: the same doer «rat» (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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