Andersen's Tales, The Old Bachelor's Nightcap, part 126: a silly pretend play, then the strange street of pepper clerks

Tests: 2 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 915 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 ✗

Dude, was the Waistcoat lowkey bragging the whole time?

1. Nah, he just stayed quiet the whole time — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Yeah, he kept saying he had no spot on him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Yeah, he kept saying he had no spot on him and his coat was perfect — no support
4. Yeah, he kept saying he had no spot on him and bragged about it to everyone in the booth — 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 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

Bruh, why did Mr. de Boots knock stuff over?

1. He got angry when the clerks argued — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He heard a loud noise from outside — no support
3. He kicked up when he heard the Waistcoat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He got bored — 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 ✗

No way, were the pieces of furniture really singing?

1. Yep, they sang a happy song — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. Nope, they only danced slowly — no support
3. Yep, they sang A thousand thanks and then bowed to the crowd — score 3
4. Yep, they sang A thousand thanks — ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 726, line 14: «When the princess and horse are back, "the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sing» (+2); the same doer «horse» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

So what's a pepper gentleman, like for real?

1. An old unmarried clerk who must never wed in Copenhagen — no support
2. An old unmarried clerk — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. An old clerk who lives in the booths and sells pepper all day long — no support
4. A rich old merchant man — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 304, line 1: «The learned man is amazed to see his old shadow back as a fine gentleman, with boots, rings and a gold chain.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «learned man» (+2); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is Hysken street super old?

1. No, it's new — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, it was built last year — no support
3. Yes, it was just little booths — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, it was only old sheds — 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 ✗

Did the clerks get to marry, or what?

1. Sure, if they asked the master — score 2
2. Yep, they married in Lent — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. Yes, sure — no support
4. Nope, that was the rule — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 413, line 8: «What: Marusia says, "Only on this condition will I marry you," so she will not go to church for four years.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «marry» (+3); the same doer «marusia» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

Wait, what was the nightcap even for?

1. Sleeping, and Anthony wore it all the time even during the day — score 3
2. For sleeping and for dressing up — no support
3. To keep warm, and he wore it at work — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. Sleeping, and Anthony wore it all the time — ✓ the right answer · 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 291, line 18: «Old word: a "muff" was a tube of fur you kept your hands warm in; today we say a glove or a mitten.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same property (+1). The right option, 4, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

Why did the clerks stick knives in their belts?

1. For protection, since it was often needed in the dark streets — no support
2. To scare away the dogs in town — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. For defence, since streets were rough — no support
4. For protection, it was often needed — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 820, line 15: «WHO are the clerks: "three clerks and a head clerk" who write down every word for the newspapers.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «three clerks» (+1); the same thing acted on «word» (+1). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · right ✓

Lol, were the windows made of glass?

1. No, horn or bladder-skins — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. No, they were oiled canvas — no support
3. Yes, glass — no support
4. No, glass — 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 ✗

Was the old bachelor's cap a big deal?

1. Yeah, he wore a red one — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Nope, he had a tall hat — no support
3. Yeah, he had two nightcaps — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yeah, he had two nightcaps, one of them made of knitted silk — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

Who sold German beer in the booths?

1. Anna — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. Hysken — score 5
3. The clerks — ✓ the right answer · score 2
4. The Danes — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 915, line 5: «Its clerks sold German beer and pepper, and they were not allowed to marry.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sell» (+5); the same thing acted on «german beer» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 3, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

Is grandpapa really reading, or making it up?

1. Making it up while pretending to read — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Reading it aloud from a book — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Making it up — no support
4. Reading from an old German book — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 915, line 1: «Grandpapa reads a silly play-bill aloud, with a pipe, a waistcoat, a glove and boots as actors.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «read» (+2); the same property (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

So why's the street name kinda weird?

1. It comes from a German word for house — score 4
2. It might be from an old Danish name — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. It might come from Hauschen, a little house — ✓ the right answer · score 4
4. It's a joke — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 915, line 14: «Old word: "genteel" means polite and well-bred, so it is "more genteel" not to ask the audience to applaud.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+6). The right option, 3, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which character in the play is described as having a laydown collar?

1. the old Pipe-head's daughter — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the Pipe-head — score 0
3. the Waistcoat — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the Waistcoat's friend the tailor — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 694, line 17: «The king is described as "weak", and he believes the soldiers' lies about the prince without proof.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «describe» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «king» (-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 name of the street in which the German clerks traded?

1. Bremen road — no support
2. Hauschen, the little house street — no support
3. Hysken street — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. the street called Hysken in Copenhagen — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 623, line 19: «Old word: a "town crier" was a man who walked the streets shouting news, and the Coppersmith does the same job for the garden.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shout» (+4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the principal commodity sold by the German clerks in Copenhagen?

1. pepper and German beer — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. spices — no support
3. pepper — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. pepper and other spices from the Indies — 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 ✗

What prohibition was imposed upon the clerks as a condition of their employment?

1. smoking — score -3
2. wives — ← Mova's choice · score -2
3. dancing — score -3
4. marriage — ✓ the right answer · score -3

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -2, against -3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 6: «Who: the Sultan, who gives the Sultana her life only "on one condition, which shall make her daily pray for death."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+1). Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «sultan» (-2). The right option, 4, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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