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title: Arabian Nights, The Story of the Three Calenders, part 10: three sha… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 170 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 8 of 14 tests right, exam 3 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Arabian Nights, The Story of the Three Calenders, part 10: three shaven Calenders come to the ladies' house, and the mystery of the dogs and the scars begins

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**Tests:** 8 of 14 right · **Exam:** 3 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 11 of 18 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 170 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/170-pg128-part10/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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Bruv, how many shaved-head Calenders turned up at the gaff?

- **1.** Five dodgy looking geezers with shaved heads — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Seven — no support
- **3.** Three — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Three shaved-head blokes from the city — 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/170-pg128-part10/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Mate, what did the golden sign over the door basically warn about?

- **1.** Dodgy blokes getting cash lost — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Nosey lot getting truths they hate — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Lazy staff getting sacked quick — no support
- **4.** Thieves getting caught — 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/170-pg128-part10/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3}

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Yo, who was the bloke half-cut on wine, like?

- **1.** The porter — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The bloke guarding the door at night — no support
- **3.** The chief eunuch — no support
- **4.** The black dog — 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/170-pg128-part10/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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Oi, why did Sadie fetch flutes and a tambourine, innit?

- **1.** So the Calenders could play — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **2.** So the ladies could dance around the room — no support
- **3.** To make some music — no support
- **4.** To wake the neighbours — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 170, line 3: «After the feast the Calenders play flutes and a tambourine while the ladies sing, and then a knock sounds at the door.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «play» (+2); the same doer «calenders» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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Bare weird, what did the porter lead in on a chain?

- **1.** Two black horses — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Three grey mules — no support
- **3.** One black cat — no support
- **4.** Two black dogs — **✓ the right answer** · 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/170-pg128-part10/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · right ✓ {#t6}

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Bro, what did the dog do when Zobeida whipped it?

- **1.** Wagged its tail — score 5
- **2.** Whimpered and crawled under the cushions — no support
- **3.** Howled and stared at her — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** Growled and lunged at the eunuchs by the door — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 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 138, line 8: «Where: the rich man's house, first in the kitchen and then outside, where the Dog limps away "howling dismally".», 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 (+3); the same action «howl» (+2); the same doer «dog» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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Mate, what's Amina's neck look like after she sings?

- **1.** Covered in tiny jewels and gold rings — no support
- **2.** Stained with wine — no support
- **3.** Covered in scars — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** Bright red as if she had been burned — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 170, line 5: «Zobeida whips two black dogs and weeps over them, then Amina faints and shows a neck covered in scars, and nobody understands why.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same action «cover» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Dead confusing, what were the merchants wearing, like?

- **1.** Cloaks — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Hats of the Calenders — no support
- **3.** Dresses of merchants — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Tunics of the eunuchs — 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/170-pg128-part10/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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Oi, why'd the Caliph wanna knock on the door?

- **1.** Music and laughter drew him — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** The vizir pushed him — no support
- **3.** Wine and rumours drew him — score 2
- **4.** He had heard about the sisters' feasts — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 1 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 170, line 13: «Why he knocks: he "had been attracted by the music of instruments and the sound of laughter."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «attract» (+2); the same thing acted on «caliph» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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Yo, what did Zobeida say the guests should not ask?

- **1.** Questions about strange things — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **2.** Questions about their wine — score 1
- **3.** Questions about the dogs and the lute — score 1
- **4.** Any questions at all about the ladies' secrets and history — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 15, line 20: «The White Rabbit whispers that the Duchess is «under sentence of execution»; Alice asks «What for?», and when the Rabbit asks «Did you say 'What a pity!'?», sh…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «rabbit» (+3); the same action «ask» (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Bruv, what did the Calenders say the porter was?

- **1.** A servant of the Caliph — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A rebel against their ruler — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** A scholar of the city — no support
- **4.** A drunkard — 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/170-pg128-part10/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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Innit, what's a Calender in plain talk?

- **1.** A wandering holy man — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** A man who shaved his head for vows — no support
- **3.** A travelling merchant — no support
- **4.** A pilgrim who wanders from town to town — 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/170-pg128-part10/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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Yo, who fainted and got helped by her sisters?

- **1.** Sadie — no support
- **2.** Zobeida — score 2
- **3.** Ali — no support
- **4.** Amina — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 170, line 5: «Zobeida whips two black dogs and weeps over them, then Amina faints and shows a neck covered in scars, and nobody understands why.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «faint» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: the same doer «amina» (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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Dead, what did Zobeida grab from Sadie before the dogs?

- **1.** A rod — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** A dog chain — score 6
- **3.** A whip — **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** A cane — score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 170, line 5: «Zobeida whips two black dogs and weeps over them, then Amina faints and shows a neck covered in scars, and nobody understands why.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «zobeida» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same circumstance (+1); a different thing acted on (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/170-pg128-part10/t14/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1}

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Which of the following accurately states the number of Calenders who sought admittance to the residence?

- **1.** Three — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8
- **2.** Three Calenders with shaved heads — no support
- **3.** Four — score 8
- **4.** Seven wandering men seeking admittance today — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 8, tied with another option at 8 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 23, line 15: «Alice: «that's not a regular rule: you invented it just now.» King: «It's the oldest rule in the book.» Alice: «Then it ought to be Number One.» The King turns…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same thing acted on «rule» (+6); the same action «say» (+3). Against it: 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/170-pg128-part10/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Which of the following correctly identifies the eye that was blind in each of the Calenders?

- **1.** The eye above the nose — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** The left eye — score 5
- **3.** The eye on the side of the face — score 5
- **4.** The right eye — **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. 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 14, line 2: «Alice asks what happens when they get back to the start, and the March Hare quickly changes the subject. They wake the Dormouse for a story: three sisters, Els…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); a different action (counts against) (+2); the same doer «three sisters» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓ {#e3}

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Which of the following correctly describes the reason the Caliph gave for wishing to enter the house?

- **1.** He had been summoned by the vizir to the house — score 5
- **2.** He was curious about the Calenders and their strange story — score 6
- **3.** He was attracted by the music and laughter — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** He wanted to see the sisters — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 7, against 6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 170, line 13: «Why he knocks: he "had been attracted by the music of instruments and the sound of laughter."», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «attract» (+2); the same thing acted on «caliph» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «music» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/e3/)

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

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Which of the following accurately describes the condition of Amina's neck after she sang?

- **1.** It was smooth — no support
- **2.** It was pale and unmarked — no support
- **3.** It was scarred — no support
- **4.** It was a mass of scars — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 170, line 20: «Amina's neck is "a mass of scars," and the Caliph and the Calenders whisper, but no one yet knows the reason.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «neck» (+4); the same thing acted on «mass» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/170-pg128-part10/e4/)

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