pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit

Tests: 6 of 12 right · Exam: 1 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 9 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 917 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, so Molly straight up said she liked some other dude, right?

1. Yeah, she said she couldn't feel that way about him anymore, and her father agreed with her in the end — score 6
2. Yeah, she said she couldn't feel that way about Anthony anymore — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
3. Yeah, she told him she no longer loved him that way — score 6
4. Nah, she said she just wanted to stay friends forever — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 917, line 4: «Anthony rides to Weimar to surprise Molly, but she tells him she cannot love him, so he says a cold goodbye and rides home full of hatred.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «molly» (+3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · right ✓

bruh, why did Anthony ride all the way to Weimar at night?

1. He wanted to surprise Molly, so he went without telling her — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
2. He was desperate, so he rode off without telling anyone — score 6
3. He wanted to surprise her with flowers and a letter he'd written, so he left without a word to his father — score 4
4. He had heard rumours that she was ill and wanted to check, so he rode off without telling anyone at all — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 917, line 4: «Anthony rides to Weimar to surprise Molly, but she tells him she cannot love him, so he says a cold goodbye and rides home full of hatred.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «anthony» (+6); the same thing acted on «molly» (+3); the same action «surprise» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, how many letters did he even get from her in three years?

1. Quite a few at first, but then she stopped writing to him entirely after the move — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only two, one from the carrier and one from some traveller — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Only two, and both were very short and cold and came years apart — no support
4. Only one, from the postman on his rounds — 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 ✗

so did his dad get rich or broke?

1. Rich again — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Still rich, he kept his house — no support
3. Broke, he lost all his money — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Broke, poor — 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

why was Anthony's kiss hate and not love anymore?

1. Because after she rejected him, his love changed to bitter hatred that he couldn't shake off — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Cos she turned him down flat and he felt humiliated by it, so the kiss tasted bitter — no support
3. Cos she rejected him, so it felt bitter now — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Cos she left town so it went sour — 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 ✗

fr, what happened to the apple-tree when he came back?

1. It was still standing and heavy with apples — ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. It was still standing, though one branch was snapped off and it was heavy with apples — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. Nothing had changed except that it was a bit smaller and a few branches were gone — score 3
4. It had withered and lost every leaf — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. 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 917, line 2: «The apple-tree the two children planted grows so big that it is moved to the garden, where it gives two apples, one for Molly and one for Anthony.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+2); the same doer «tree» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · right ✓

did he really want to break the tree, or was he just being dramatic?

1. He was super mad and said it, but he didn't do it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 4
2. He was just joking — no support
3. He meant it and did break a branch — score 4
4. He was angry, but never really meant it — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 698, line 18: «What: the prince orders the two trees cut down and taken home, since they are "quite different from any that grew in Greece".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «order» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what do Tristan and Isolda have to do with Anthony?

1. He thought their love would end well for him — no support
2. He wished his story had their tragic ending — no support
3. He read their story and decided to write his own tragic ballad about lovers in Eisenach — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. He thought their sad story might be like his, but it wasn't — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 917, line 5: «Years later, poor and grown, Anthony walks past Eisenach and sees the old apple-tree still heavy with fruit, though one branch has been broken.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «anthony» (+3); the same place «eisenach» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-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 ✓

what even is a "minstrel" anyway, like a rapper?

1. Kinda, a travelling singer who made songs back then — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Kinda, a travelling singer and poet who composed songs at the courts of old — no support
3. Not really, a noble who wrote songs and sang them at court feasts in the castle — no support
4. Sort of, a wandering poet who sang tales — 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 ✓

so was the Venus mountain near his home or somewhere far?

1. Near his home, in Eisenach — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Far, actually, somewhere in the east near Weimar — no support
3. Near Weimar, in the east — no support
4. Far away, in Bremen — 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 ✗

did Anthony end up feeling nice about Molly in the end?

1. Yeah, he decided it was for the best and prayed for peace in his heart — score 4
2. No, he kept hating her, though he prayed for her in the end and begged God for forgiveness — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. Yeah, he felt happy for her and wished her well — score 6
4. Yeah, he felt it was for the best and prayed for peace — ✓ the right answer · 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 916, line 2: «On long, cold nights he keeps getting up to check the fire-pan and the shutters, then creeping back to bed.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same doer «anthony» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

why did the branch break off the tree?

1. A storm blew past and snapped it off — no support
2. A heavy frost in winter froze it and it cracked off under the weight of ice — score -1
3. Some kids passed by and broke it, mischievous hands — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
4. Some kids passed by on the road and broke it off with their mischievous hands — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 917, line 5: «Years later, poor and grown, Anthony walks past Eisenach and sees the old apple-tree still heavy with fruit, though one branch has been broken.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «break» (+2). Against it: the same thing acted on «one branch» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following best describes the reason for Molly's departure from Eisenach?

1. Her father, having lost his position, relocated the family to a far-off city northward on the coast — no support
2. Her father was sent away by the church to Bremen — no support
3. Her father removed the family to Weimar, a considerable distance eastward — ✓ the right answer · score -1
4. Her father moved the whole household to Weimar after losing his post, a long journey eastward — ← Mova's choice · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 4, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 917, line 7: «Where: Molly moved east to Weimar, "on the borders of Thuringia," a journey of more than a day and a night.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same receiver «weimar» (+3); the same action «move» (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 3, scored -1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which statement most accurately characterises Anthony's emotional response following Molly's refusal?

1. He expressed deep bitterness and wished to destroy every reminder of her, including the apple-tree — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. He wept at first, then turned bitter and vowed to take revenge on everyone who had supported her — no support
3. He expressed bitterness and a desire to destroy all reminders of her — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. He resolved to leave Eisenach and never return — 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 ✗

What is the principal consequence, as recounted in the passage, of the decline in the fortunes of Anthony's father?

1. Anthony was forced to leave school and find work in Eisenach — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Anthony was compelled to assume responsibility and seek employment in Bremen — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He had to work in Bremen — no support
4. He was sent to live with an uncle in Weimar — 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 · right ✓

Which of the following is the most accurate account of the condition of the apple-tree at the close of the passage?

1. It remained standing and bore abundant fruit, although one branch had been torn off by children — score 2
2. It withered and died, though a few fruit remained — no support
3. It remained standing and bore abundant fruit, though one branch had been broken — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. It was left standing with no fruit at all, for the frost had destroyed every blossom and all its branches were bare — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 917, line 5: «Years later, poor and grown, Anthony walks past Eisenach and sees the old apple-tree still heavy with fruit, though one branch has been broken.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «one branch» (+3); the same action «break» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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