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title: Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field, part 9: raft drifts off, Scare… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1594 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 1 of 12 tests right, exam 2 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field, part 9: raft drifts off, Scarecrow stranded, Stork rescues him

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**Tests:** 1 of 12 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 11 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1594 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.

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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/1594-pg55-part9/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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yo, what did the Scarecrow find on the bank, fr?

- **1.** some fruit — score 0
- **2.** a tree loaded with fruit and bees — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **3.** a tree loaded with fruit — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** a bush full of berries — score 0

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**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 1594, line 1: «The Woodman chops small trees for a raft, and the Scarecrow finds a fruit tree that delights Dorothy.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «fruit tree» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 3, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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bruh, how'd Dorothy eat breakfast?

- **1.** peaches, plums, and a cup of cold water — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** peaches and plums with sweet nuts — score 6
- **3.** peaches and plums — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** apples and pears — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 1588, line 2: «Then the Witch whirls round three times and vanishes, and Dorothy makes breakfast and packs a basket of bread.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «dorothy» (+4); the same thing acted on «breakfast» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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lowkey, why wasn't the raft done last night?

- **1.** building one takes forever — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** they had no tools to cut the logs — no support
- **3.** building one takes a lot of time and work — no support
- **4.** the logs were too wet — no support

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**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/1594-pg55-part9/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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bet, who did Dorothy dream about?

- **1.** the Witch — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** the good Wizard Oz — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **3.** the Tin Woodman — score 0
- **4.** Aunt Em — score 0

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**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 1592, line 3: «Toto barks at the Lion, and Dorothy slaps the Lion's nose and scolds him for trying to bite a poor little dog.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same thing acted on «poor little dog» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 2, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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so the Woodman cried, right? what'd he do after, bruh?

- **1.** dried tears on Dorothy's apron — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** wiped his eyes — no support
- **3.** asked the Scarecrow to oil him right away — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **4.** oiled his joints with a cloth — score -2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 3, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1591, line 9: «The Tin Woodman asks, "Do you suppose Oz could give me a heart?"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tin woodman» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, 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/1594-pg55-part9/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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who was the sus one stuck on the pole?

- **1.** the Scarecrow stuck on the pole in the mud — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** the Scarecrow — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the Cowardly Lion who swam to shore — no support
- **4.** the Woodman — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1515, line 8: «What: the Baba Yaga warns him that if he loses one mare, "your bold head will be stuck on that pole!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stick» (+3); the same place «pole» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). 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/1594-pg55-part9/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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how'd the Lion get everyone across, like, the vibe?

- **1.** he rowed and pushed the raft — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** he swam — score 5
- **3.** he pulled with his tail — score 5
- **4.** he swam and tugged the raft — **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 1 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 1594, line 16: «What? The Lion swims with the Woodman holding "the tip of my tail" and pulls the raft to the shore.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «lion» (+4); the same thing acted on «raft» (+3). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 6. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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who grabbed the Scarecrow, no cap?

- **1.** the Stork with long legs — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** the Woodman — score 4
- **3.** the Stork with a sharp beak — score 4
- **4.** the Stork with great claws — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 1586, line 17: «Toto falls through the open trap door, and Dorothy saves him by catching him by the ear.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «catch» (+3); the same thing acted on «dorothy» (+3). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 4, scored 4. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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dude, what were the Stork's babies doing?

- **1.** sleeping — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** waiting in their nest — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** hiding in the reeds — no support
- **4.** waiting near the river — no support

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**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/1594-pg55-part9/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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fam, where did the river take them?

- **1.** across the green meadow — no support
- **2.** away from the yellow road — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **3.** past the yellow brick road — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** far past the yellow brick road into the forest — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1582, line 4: «At the church the foals become princes and take bread and wine, and Cinderlad takes some bread and wine away with him.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «take» (+3); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 3, 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/1594-pg55-part9/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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the flowers were so lit, right? what color were the poppies?

- **1.** red — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** scarlet, like a fire — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** pink, like a rose — no support
- **4.** bright — no support

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**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/1594-pg55-part9/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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wait, why'd the Scarecrow wanna hug everybody?

- **1.** he felt so joyful — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** he felt so happy — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** he was tired — no support
- **4.** he was glad — no support

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**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/1594-pg55-part9/t12/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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By what means did the Lion propel the raft toward the shore?

- **1.** by swimming and dragging the raft with a rope in his teeth — **← Mova's choice** · score -2
- **2.** by paddling with his tail — no support
- **3.** by swimming while the Woodman held his tail — no support
- **4.** by swimming while holding the Woodman — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score -2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 184, line 20: «The crew returns to the castle each night because they have "sought in vain for any other place of shelter".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same circumstance (-1); 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · right ✓ {#e2}

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What was the principal reason the Scarecrow was left behind?

- **1.** his pole became lodged in the mud — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** his legs became stuck in the mud — no support
- **3.** the Stork refused to carry his heavy pole any farther — no support
- **4.** his pole became lodged in the mud by the bank — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 1594, line 14: «What? The Scarecrow's pole "stuck fast in the mud," so he is left behind on the river.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «stick» (+3); the same place «mud» (+2); the same thing acted on «pole» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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By what method did the Stork retrieve the Scarecrow from the river?

- **1.** by grasping his arm with her claws and flying him to shore — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** by lifting his straw with her wings — no support
- **3.** by grasping his arm with her claws — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** by reaching down with her claws and lifting him from the water — no support

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**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/1594-pg55-part9/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4}

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What did the travelers observe upon entering the final scene of this part?

- **1.** a wide meadow of scarlet poppies in the warm sun — score -1
- **2.** a meadow of tall grass and scarlet poppies near the road — score -1
- **3.** a valley of bright flowers — score -1
- **4.** a meadow of scarlet poppies — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 4 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 392, line 3: «Two travelers find an axe, and one says "I have found an axe," but when its owner comes chasing after them, the other says they must share the blame.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/e4/)

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