Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Red Shoes: Karen repents, serves the pastor's family, and dies at peace in church

Tests: 4 of 14 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 18 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 958 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 ✓

bruv, where'd Karen run off to beg for a job?

1. the vicarage — no support
2. the parsonage — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. the big house down by the river — score 5
4. the rectory — no support

Why: It took the question to ask where. 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 309, line 17: «Karen then goes to the parsonage and begs them to "take her into service," to be with good people.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «parsonage» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

wait, what did Karen reckon she didn't mind?

1. the rude master and his heavy shouting — no support
2. the food — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. the long hours and the rough work — score 4
4. the wages — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 958, line 10: «What she promises: she says she will be industrious and "did not mind about the wages as long as she had a roof over her."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «mind» (+2); the same doer «karen» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

lol who actually hired her, like?

1. the rich lady from the big house on the hill — no support
2. the pastor's wife — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 1
3. the pastor's old mother who lived in the town — score 0
4. the sexton's wife — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 505, line 2: «King Celeus's daughters find her there, and their mother Metaneira hires her as nurse to her baby son.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hire» (+1); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «mother» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

was Karen dead lazy or dead keen at work?

1. dead bored and rather sulky — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. dead keen but also dead proud and always showing off to the others — no support
3. dead cross and always moaning — no support
4. dead keen and thoughtful — ✓ 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 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

when the vicar read the Bible, what did she do, innit?

1. sat quiet and listened — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. fell asleep in her chair — ← Mova's choice · score -1
3. jumped up and ran out of the church door — no support
4. got up and walked out — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 795, line 14: «The open Bible: it lies at the words of the prophet Joel, "Rend your hearts and not your garments."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same place «words» (-1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did Karen do during church, mate?

1. wept by herself — score 3
2. stayed behind and read the old family Bible in the kitchen — score 3
3. read her hymn-book alone — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. sang hymns by herself — ← Mova's choice · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 5, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 845, line 20: «Psalms are sacred songs or hymns sung in church; the word is still used today for songs from the Bible.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «sacred songs» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the wind bring her from church, yeah?

1. the choir voices — ← Mova's choice · score 3
2. the organ notes — ✓ the right answer · score 3
3. church bells — score 3
4. a hymn — score 3

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 871, line 20: «fact: "Confirmed" means taken into the church in a ceremony, and "bygone" means things from the past, long gone.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «take» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was the thing she shouted, the big cry?

1. "O God! Forgive me, I have sinned against you!" — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. "Mercy, Lord, help!" — no support
3. "O God! help me!" — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. "Save me, Lord!" — 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 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the angel have in his hand, no cap?

1. a bunch of red flowers — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. a green branch with roses — ✓ the right answer · score 5
3. a large green branch heavy with white and red roses — score 5
4. a silver cup of wine — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 792, line 11: «Why: the neighbor's son brought the sick boy "a green bough from a beech-tree", so he could fancy he was in the wood.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «wood» (+3); the same doer «boy» (+2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

where did the golden star pop up, fam?

1. on the door — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. in the stone arch above the altar of the old church — no support
3. on the floor — no support
4. on the ceiling — ✓ 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 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

did the walls actually open up, or nah?

1. they cracked — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. they turned to glass — no support
3. they opened wide apart — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. they shook violently — 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 · ★ · right ✓

where did Karen sit in church, in the posh bit?

1. in the pastor's pew — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 5
2. on the front bench — score 5
3. next to the altar where the bishop stood — no support
4. in the front pew beside the pastor's wife — score 5

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 64, line 1: «Sitting by the driver, Toad asks sweetly if «she» may try driving, just to tell her friends. The driver laughs, but the gentleman says «Bravo, ma'am! I like yo…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «sit» (+4); a different doer (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · right ✓

what did the sunlight do to her heart, proper?

1. filled it with peace and joy — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 8
2. made it cold — score 4
3. filled it with fear — score 5
4. warmed it with light and hope — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 8, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 958, line 4: «She sits in the pew with the pastor's family, who say it was right of her to come, and the sunshine fills her heart with peace.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «heart» (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗

and where did her soul end up, yeah?

1. out over the green fields — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. down into the churchyard, under the soft grass of the hill — no support
3. up to Heaven, borne on the golden rays of the morning sun — no support
4. up to Heaven on sunbeams — ✓ 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 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

To which location did the protagonist proceed in order to request employment in domestic service?

1. The vicarage of the parish — no support
2. The large house of the pastor on the hill beyond the village green — ← Mova's choice · score 3
3. The pastor's house and garden where the children played each day in the summer — no support
4. The parsonage of the pastor — ✓ the right answer · score -2

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 914, line 13: «Her one request: "let no one know that you have a little bird who tells you everything."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same thing acted on «one» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored -2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the emotional condition of the protagonist immediately before her death?

1. Great fear — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Deep sorrow — no support
3. Utter despair and loss — no support
4. Profound peace and joy — ✓ 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 · wrong ✗

Which object did the angel carry in place of the sharp sword?

1. A bunch of red flowers — ← Mova's choice · score 4
2. A silver cup of wine — score 4
3. A sword — score 4
4. A green branch bearing roses — ✓ the right answer · score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 868, line 4: «Sorrow sits in the mother's old place, and a hot tear from her lap turns into a glowing pearl that the angel takes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+2); the same doer «angel» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

What was the protagonist's final relation to the Red Shoes, as the narrative concludes?

1. She was no longer remembered for them by the people of the village — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. She had given them to the poor — no support
3. She forgot them — no support
4. She was no longer remembered for them — ✓ 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

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