Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 74: Rudy and Babette near their wedding, then their boat drifts away

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 10 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 863 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 ✓

bruh, where was the wedding supposed to be, no cap?

1. At Montreux, in that lowkey pretty church by the lake, no cap — score -1
2. In Geneva, at the big cathedral — no support
3. At Montreux, in that lowkey pretty church — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
4. At Vevey, in that old stone chapel — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 863, line 7: «Where: the wedding was to be at Montreux, not at Bex or the miller's house, because Babette's godmother wished it.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); the same doer «wedding» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same place «montreux» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

ngl, why did the cats think the feast was a big deal?

1. They got ducks, pigeons and a whole roebuck — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. They got ducks, pigeons and a whole roebuck, plus wine, cheese and enough dessert for the entire village — no support
3. They had fish, bread and a big jug of wine — no support
4. They got ducks, pigeons, a whole roebuck and a giant cake with cream and berries on top — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 138, line 1: «A rich man's dog invites a friend to a feast, but the Cook sees the stranger and throws him out of the window.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dog» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

so who was the mystery guy in Babette's dream, lowkey?

1. The Frenchman with the grey beard — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The tall man with the silver hat — no support
3. The Englishman with the golden whiskers — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. The Englishman with the golden whiskers, who was staying at the inn with his friends — 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 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what was the thing that ghosted Babette in her dream?

1. Babette's godmother, in a hat — no support
2. Rudy, who was really just his hunting coat and hat hanging on the alpenstock — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Rudy, who turned out to be nothing but his coat and hat and a stick, all along — no support
4. Rudy, who was just his coat and hat — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 863, line 10: «In Babette's dream she was "forsaken," her hair was gray, and Rudy was only "his hunting coat and hat hanging on an alpenstock".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hang» (+3); the same place «alpenstock» (+2); the same doer «hat» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

when she woke up, did Babette panic or just vibe?

1. She frowned, then smiled again, kinda, like she was thinking of something sweet — no support
2. She frowned for a bit, then smiled again, kinda, and went back to sleep on the couch — no support
3. She cried a little, then laughed — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. She frowned, then smiled again, kinda — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 862, line 19: «Back at the mill, Babette sits alone and weeps, because Rudy "had not been to see her for six days".», 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 «babette» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · right ✓

bro, what did Rudy say an evening like that was worth?

1. A whole life, literally — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9
2. A whole life, literally, with every single sunny day on the lake included — no support
3. A whole life, literally, and then some more after that, like a dream — score 9
4. A whole year, honestly — score 9

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 863, line 17: «Rudy says "an evening like this is worth a whole life", which shows how happy he feels.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+8); the same property (+3). Against it: the same doer «evening» (-2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

how did they even get to the island, be honest?

1. They rowed a boat they just untied from the old dock, no big deal, honestly — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. They rowed a boat they just untied — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They paddled a canoe from the old dock — no support
4. They rowed a boat they just untied, then floated out past the reeds to the island — 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 ✗

which mountain looked like a full moon at sunset?

1. The Matterhorn, that tall rocky ridge — no support
2. The Dent du Midi, that snowy peak above the lake, glowing like a moon — score -4
3. The Dent du Midi, that snowy peak — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Mont Blanc — ← Mova's choice · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against -4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 319, line 13: «Why: Hook has been "searching in vain these many moons" for the hidden entrances to the boys' home.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «search» (+5); the same circumstance (+1). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the oars look like splashing in the lake?

1. Fins of a big fish, honestly, slicing neatly through the calm lake water — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Fins of a fish, honestly — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Little silver spades, sort of — no support
4. Arms of a swan, I think — 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 ✓

how did the boat end up, like, for real?

1. It broke loose and floated off into the middle of the lake, honestly — score 6
2. It sank down to the bottom — no support
3. It broke loose and floated off — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. It drifted back to shore — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 3 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 863, line 5: «Then they see that their boat has broken loose and is floating away from the island.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «break» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Rudy call Babette, the cute thing he said?

1. My lovely darling — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. His dearest bride — score 3
3. His own sweet wife, the cute thing he said right at the very end — score 3
4. His own sweet wife — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 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 860, line 3: «At the miller's house in Bex, the furious eaglet glares from its basket, and Babette screams and backs away.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «scream» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the location at which the nuptial ceremony was to be solemnised.

1. The church at Montreux — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. The lake — no support
3. The hall in Geneva — no support
4. The chapel at Vevey — 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 ✗

Identify the person who requested that the nuptials be solemnised at Montreux.

1. Babette's godmother, who had written a letter asking for the wedding to be held there — no support
2. Babette's old teacher — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Babette's godmother, the kind old lady who had raised her in the valley — no support
4. Babette's godmother — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 806, line 13: «Happy surprise: the bottle "understood every word that was said," because it is "the only good old language it could understand."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2); the same doer «word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the figure who appeared beside Babette during her dream.

1. The tall Swiss guide with a long beard — no support
2. The young Englishman with golden whiskers, who had come up from London to see the mountains — no support
3. The young Englishman with golden whiskers — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The tall Frenchman with grey hair — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 863, line 11: «In the dream the young Englishman with the golden whiskers led her away, and she felt she was committing "a sin against Rudy".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «young englishman» (+1); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the event which concludes the present passage.

1. The boat breaks loose from the little island and drifts away into the evening mist over the lake — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The boat breaks loose and drifts away — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. The boat breaks loose from the post and drifts slowly away across the lake — no support
4. The couple goes back to the old inn — 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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