Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship

Tests: 3 of 14 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 12 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 949 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 ✗

bruh, who even showed up to hunt the wild boar?

1. the young king and his half-brother's two hunting companions from copenhagen — score -2
2. the young King and his half-brother — ✓ the right answer · score -2
3. the danish queen and her steward — ← Mova's choice · score -1
4. gyldenlowe and the young king's entire royal hunting party from the capital — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score -1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 949, line 1: «Grand visitors arrive at the Grubbe castle, and the young King and Lord Gyldenlowe come to hunt wild boar.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «young king» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

ngl, did Marie actually slap Gyldenlowe or what?

1. she gave him a box on the ear — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. she threw a cup of wine at his face and left the hall — score 1
3. she pushed him into the mud — score 3
4. she boxed his ears and then immediately fled the room in tears — ← Mova's choice · score 8

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 949, line 2: «Gyldenlowe kisses Marie, she boxes his ear, and five years later he sends a letter asking to marry her.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «box» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «ear» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

so when did he propose, like after five years?

1. not really — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. five years later — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. no — no support
4. about two years — 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 ✗

no cap, why was the wedding stuff so late?

1. the ship was late — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the winds were contrary or dead — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. the ship hit a sandbank — no support
4. the cloth got lost at sea — 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 ✗

wait, why'd she say she'd rather walk barefoot?

1. she wanted to prove she was strong — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she didn't want to ride in his coach — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. she hated the stony road home — no support
4. she was tired — 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 · ★ · right ✓

who was the chain-lifting dude at Norrebak?

1. Palle Dyre — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. Dyre — no support
3. Palle — no support
4. Peder Brahe — 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 · ★ · wrong ✗

deadass, what did she sell for cash?

1. some old family silver plates — ← Mova's choice · score 0
2. a couple of golden rings — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. her mother's dresses and a couple of golden rings from town — no support
4. all of her jewels and a couple of golden rings — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 0, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 919, line 4: «The bell is sold as old copper and melted down in Bavaria, and its metal is saved for a monument to a great German poet.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sell» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

the peewit kept yelling you thief, why tho?

1. she robbed birds' nests at home — score 4
2. she took eggs from trees as a girl — ✓ the right answer · score 8
3. she stole bread — score 4
4. she stole eggs from the farm — ← Mova's choice · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score 9, against 8 for the next best. Its support: lesson 949, line 16: «The peewit cries "You thief! you thief!" because as a girl Marie had eggs and young birds taken from the trees.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «peewit» (+6); the same thing acted on «eggs» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 8. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

where'd she pass out, like near the sea?

1. by the sand-dunes — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. in the sea — score 0
3. by the old harbour — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. at home — score 0

Why: It took the question to ask where. It chose option 3 with score 1, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 245, line 16: «Where: the old lord goes back to "his Palace by the sea", where he sits by his window.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · right ✓

who scooped her up off the ground?

1. a great strong bearded man — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -2
2. a great strong bearded man from the ship's crew below deck — score -2
3. a big bearded fisherman — score -3
4. a great strong bearded man with a scar over one eye and a rough coat — score -2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -2, tied with another option at -2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 895, line 12: «Old word: "ineffable" means so great that it cannot be described in words.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same property (+2). Against it: the same doer «old word» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the captain do, lowkey scold him?

1. gave him a telling-off — ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. scolded him — ← Mova's choice · score 7
3. gave him a stern look — score 3
4. sent him to his cabin — score 7

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 2 with score 7, tied with another option at 7 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 330, line 15: «HOOK'S HATE: The narrator says the pirate captain hates Peter because of "Peter's cockiness", which makes his iron claw twitch.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «peter» (+4); the same doer «pirate captain» (+3). The right option, 1, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · right ✓

bet she got back on the ship, right?

1. no, she refused and stayed on the sand until the ship had gone — no support
2. no, she sailed away with it — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. no, she sailed away with it and never came back to shore — score 5
4. yes, she boarded at once — no support

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 204, line 9: «When: the gardener is "dangerously ill" by "the morning of the third day", and the ship sails away without the prince.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sail away» (+4); the same property (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, where did the clerk keep his stuff?

1. in the old cabinet — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. in a locked iron box beneath his writing desk in the back room — no support
3. in his table-drawer — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. in his locked table-drawer under the old ledgers — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 587, line 12: «Why the Bad Man is tricked: he is greedy and wants more sinners, so he keeps letting the blacksmith off for "one year mo'".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «keep» (+4); the same doer «man» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

so she never said bye to Palle, right?

1. she rode off without a word and never looked back at the manor — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. she left in the morning — no support
3. she rode off without a word — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. she rode off at dawn without a word after an angry quarrel with him — 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which statement most accurately describes Marie Grubbe's response to the proposal of Lord Gyldenlowe?

1. She agreed warmly, stating that she cared deeply for him and wished to marry soon — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She expressed indifference, stating that she did not care so very much for him — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. She expressed indifference at first, then stating she did not care so very much for him, though she hoped to change her mind in time — no support
4. She expressed indifference, stating that she did not care for him at all and would never wed a lord of his rank in the realm — 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 · right ✓

Which account correctly states the reason for the delay of the marriage outfit?

1. Pirates seized the cargo, and the outfit was delayed for many weeks — no support
2. Heavy fog along the coast delayed the cargo for some weeks — no support
3. Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four months — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score -4
4. Contrary winds, or no winds at all, delayed the vessel for four whole months and forced it back to port twice in the autumn storms — score -4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 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 377, line 18: «Old or hard words: "harvested" means cut and gathered in; "delay" means waiting or putting things off; "fluttering" means quick, light flapping of wings.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same doer «old words» (-1); a different action (counts against) (-3). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which Marie Grubbe was conveyed from the sand-dunes?

1. She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man and carried to a ship — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She was pulled up by her own servants and taken home in a cart — score 1
3. She was lifted in the arms of a strong bearded man, who then carried her across the sand and up the gangway to a waiting ship — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. She was carried by a rough sailor along the shore and placed in a rowboat — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 949, line 7: «What: Gyldenlowe takes Marie by the hand and kisses her, and she answers with "a box on the ear."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+4); the same thing acted on «marie» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-3). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Grubbe ordered his daughter to leave his house?

1. They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them and her refusal to ever apologize — score 9
2. They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them at the wedding feast of the entire household — score 9
3. She had insulted him in front of the guests and the whole court — score 0
4. They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 9

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 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 949, line 12: «Why she leaves home: her father says "We two cannot live under the same roof," and orders her to go to the old manor house.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «live» (+5); the same place «same roof» (+4). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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