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title: Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Books
description: The 23 test and exam questions of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)

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The 23 questions of lesson 17 «Alice in Wonderland, chapter IX, part 1: The Mock Turtle's Story (the Duchess and her morals)» of the books course of Mova's primary school with their options, 130 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t1/) — Finn: «the Duchess was dead mean again, slapping Alice.» Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t2/) — Why is Alice's «rule» about pepper and barley-sugar a funny one? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t3/) — What does «Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it» show about the Duchess now? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t4/) — Ollie: «the Duchess said take care of the pence and the pounds sort themselves.» Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t5/) — What would happen if you tried to follow the Duchess's very long moral, «Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than...»? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t6/) — The Duchess agrees mustard is a mineral, then agrees it is a vegetable. What does this show? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t7/) — «The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.» Which two meanings of «mine» does it use? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t8/) — Leo: «she's got mad rizz, the Duchess, Alice loved her chin on her shoulder.» (rizz = charm) Put it right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t9/) — «Just about as much right as pigs have to fly.» What does the Duchess mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t10/) — Is this TRUE or FALSE? «The Duchess argued with the Queen and won.» — right ✓ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t11/) — Looking back: in chapter VI, what did the Duchess shout at the baby that made Alice jump? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t12/) — Looking back: what happened to the Duchess's baby in chapter VI? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t13/) — Looking back: «If everybody minded their own business, the world would go round a deal faster.» What did Alice try to explain then? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t14/) — Looking back: the Duchess answered «Talking of axes, chop off her head!» in chapter VI. What was the pun? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t15/) — Looking back: in chapter VIII the Duchess was in prison. Why, according to the White Rabbit? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t16/) — Looking back: «mock» means pretend. Who loved to pretend in chapter I, even playing croquet against herself? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t17/) — ★★★ Alice's rule: pepper → hot-tempered, vinegar → sour, camomile → bitter, barley-sugar → sweet. What do the four words describe? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t18/) — ★★★ «Birds of a feather flock together» is said about flamingoes and mustard. What is wrong with the moral as a piece of logic? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/t19/) — ★★★ When the game stops, every player is in custody except three. If eight players had begun, how many are under arrest? — right ✓ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/e1/) — Identify the conjecture formed by Alice in respect of the Duchess's former savagery. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/e2/) — It is stated that the Duchess was confronted by the Queen. Select the response which most accurately characterises the alternatives proposed. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/e3/) — Ascertain the substance from which, according to the Queen, Mock Turtle Soup is prepared. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/17-alice-the-mock-turtles-story-1/e4/) — Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the King's conduct as Alice departed? — wrong ✗ · exam

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