--- title: Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with the Wen, part 44: the old man… — how Mova does on the tests · Books description: Lesson 1384 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 5 of 12 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1384-pg4018-part44/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/) / 1384 # Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with the Wen, part 44: the old man dances for the demons and loses his wen, and his wicked neighbour sets out to copy him **Tests:** 5 of 12 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 9 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 1384 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/). ### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1} yo did u see the demons in that tree?? - **1.** ya, they had long fangs and red eyes — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** fr, they had horns and giant noses and eyes all over, bruh, it was wild — no support - **3.** fr, they had horns and giant noses, bruh — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** fr, they had green skin and sharp teeth — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2} wait the old man lost his wen?? - **1.** yep, it popped off like a ripe plum and he ran home dancing the whole way — score 3 - **2.** yep, it just popped off like a ripe plum — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** yep, it slid off like wet soap — no support - **4.** yep, it just popped off like a ripe plum and he was super happy about it — **← Mova's choice** · score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1384, line 4: «The chief asks for a pledge, a servant suggests the wen on his cheek, and the chief takes it and the demons vanish.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «chief» (+2); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3} bro his neighbour is so sus - **1.** no cap, he wanted the same luck so he went to the tree himself — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** fr, he wanted the same luck — no support - **3.** no cap, he wanted the same luck — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** no cap, he hated the old man — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4} did the old man dance for the demons?? - **1.** yeah, he went OFF and they were shook — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 - **2.** yeah, he went hard and they cheered — score 4 - **3.** nope, he hid the whole time — score 2 - **4.** yeah, he danced and they clapped — 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 264, line 16: «The strange old man: he "shook his head" and then was "seen no more", so we never learn who he is.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «shake» (+1); the same doer «strange old man» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5} what was the chief's reaction tho - **1.** he said he loved the dance — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** he said he'd never seen a dancer like that and wanted him back soon — no support - **3.** he said he'd never seen a dancer like that — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** he clapped and then asked him for a drink — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6} why was the wife so happy - **1.** cuz he got a new house — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** cuz her husband was home safe and the lump was gone from his face — no support - **3.** cuz the lump was gone from his face — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** cuz the lump was gone and he came home dancing like a boy — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7} ngl the storm part was wild - **1.** fr, the thunder was so loud he thought he'd die right there in the tree — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** fr, the rain soaked him through and through — no support - **3.** fr, the thunder was so loud and the rain so heavy he thought he'd die — no support - **4.** fr, the thunder was so loud he thought he'd die — **✓ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8} the moon at the end was giving vibes - **1.** it was a silver crescent hanging low, so pretty and bright — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** it was a silver crescent, so pretty — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** it was a golden ring, so pretty — no support - **4.** it was a silver crescent over the hills, so pretty and calm, honestly — 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9} did the neighbour get the same luck? - **1.** yeah, he got the same wen — no support - **2.** not yet, he's just going to the tree — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8 - **3.** nope, he's still waiting there — no support - **4.** nah, he's home now — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1384, line 5: «The old man runs home happy, but his wicked neighbour hears the story and goes to the tree himself to copy him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same place «tree» (+4); the same doer «wicked neighbour» (+2); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10} why did the old man run home - **1.** cuz he was so happy, he couldn't walk and had to dance the whole way — score 4 - **2.** cuz the wife was waiting — no support - **3.** cuz he was late for dinner — score 1 - **4.** cuz he was so happy, he couldn't walk — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 1384, line 5: «The old man runs home happy, but his wicked neighbour hears the story and goes to the tree himself to copy him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «old man» (+2); the same property (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11} what was the sake?? - **1.** a sweet fruit juice, bruh — no support - **2.** a rice wine, like a fancy drink — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2 - **3.** a rice wine, like a fancy drink that people sip at parties all night — score 1 - **4.** a rice wine, like a really fancy drink the demons loved — score 1 **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 2, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1352, line 17: «what: Terute "poisoned some sweet wine" and put it into a bottle, while the good wine went into another bottle.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1); a different doer (counts against) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t11/) ### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12} pick a side, was the old man brave - **1.** kinda, he was just lucky — score 3 - **2.** nah, he was just lucky — score 3 - **3.** nah, he was just lucky, bruh — score 3 - **4.** yeah, he took a huge risk, no lie — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, against 3 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1344, line 13: «The old man is kind: he chose the smaller box because he was "too old and feeble to carry the big and heavy box."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2); the same action «carry» (+1); the same doer «man» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/t12/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1} Identify the principal action undertaken by the protagonist upon the demons' departure. - **1.** He ran home quickly. — **← Mova's choice** · score 1 - **2.** He hurried back to his village, smiling and touching his cheek. — no support - **3.** He stayed in the tree. — no support - **4.** He ran home in joyful haste, touching his smooth right cheek. — **✓ the right answer** · score 1 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1345, line 1: «The old woman runs home terrified after the demons in the box nearly kill her, and she blames the sparrow.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «run» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2} State the precise reason the demon chief offered for requiring a pledge of the old man. - **1.** Because the old man had lied about his name and home village. — **← Mova's choice** · score 4 - **2.** Because the old man had promised to return, and a pledge would secure that promise. — **✓ the right answer** · score 3 - **3.** Because the old man had promised to return to the tree and dance, and the chief wanted a pledge to secure that promise firmly. — score 4 - **4.** Because the old man had promised to return, so the chief wanted a pledge to guarantee that promise would be kept by him. — 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 931, line 18: «old word: "subscribed" meant paying every year for a regular seat, so "fifty years I have subscribed" means fifty years of season tickets.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «old word» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3} Describe the manner in which the wen was separated from the old man's cheek. - **1.** It came off as easily as a ripe plum when the demon's cold touch brushed against his cheek. — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** It was pulled away slowly by a long hook of iron. — no support - **3.** It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch, leaving his cheek smooth and clean. — no support - **4.** It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch. — **✓ 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4} Explain the outcome of the wicked neighbour's visit to the hollow tree as far as the text reveals. - **1.** He waited at the tree for the demons, who called for the old man. — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2 - **2.** He hid in the tree and watched the demons leave quietly. — score 2 - **3.** He was chased away by the demons at the tree. — score 2 - **4.** He waited at the tree for the demons, but they never came back to dance for the old man again. — score 2 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. 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 1270, line 3: «Iktomi, jealous of the stranger's arrow, waits under his tree and asks the young man to shoot a bird and climb for it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «wait» (+1); the same place «tree» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1384-pg4018-part44/e4/) - ← previous: [1383. Japanese Fairy Tales, Watanabe and the Ogre's Ar…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1383-pg4018-part43/) - next →: [1385. Japanese Fairy Tales, The Stones of Five Colors…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1385-pg4018-part45/) - ↑ back to [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/)