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title: Roumanian Fairy Tales, Mogarzea, part 67: the shepherd boy wins back… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 1816 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 1 of 13 tests right, exam 1 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Roumanian Fairy Tales, Mogarzea, part 67: the shepherd boy wins back Mogarzea's soul

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**Tests:** 1 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 15 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 1816 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/1816-pg641-part67/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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yo, so who even says "I'm your son, born in the night"?

- **1.** the boy, obvi — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **2.** the fairy queen — score 4
- **3.** the elves — no support
- **4.** the old shepherd — score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1816, line 1: «A boy finds a tall shepherd by a fire and says he is the man's son, born in the night.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «boy» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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ngl, why'd the elves get stuck in the tree?

- **1.** bc the boy swung the axe down — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the boy hid the axe well — no support
- **3.** cuz the boy yanked the axe out — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** cuz the boy pulled the axe out after they begged him to stop — 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/1816-pg641-part67/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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bro, what did the boy play to make the maidens dance?

- **1.** a fiddle, no lie — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** a drum, fr — score 5
- **3.** his voice — score 5
- **4.** his flute, no cap — **✓ the right answer** · score 5

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**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 1760, line 13: «The man on the road tells the prince where the palace is, and the prince reaches the town "that same evening."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (+4); the same action «reach» (+1); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+1). Against it: the same doer «prince» (-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/1816-pg641-part67/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4}

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lol, why'd the boy stomp on his own flute?

- **1.** he wanted the elves to think it was broken so they'd come close — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** he dropped it on purpose, sorta — no support
- **3.** he made it look like an accident — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** he stepped on it so the elves would come out and dance for him — no support

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**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/1816-pg641-part67/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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be real, what's the flute made of?

- **1.** a dead oak that the shepherd found by the lake — no support
- **2.** a willow from the wet field — no support
- **3.** the old cherry tree behind the emperor's palace — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **4.** a seven-year-old cherry tree — **✓ the right answer** · score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 535, line 16: «Old word: "brazen" meant made of brass, a metal. Today it means bold or shameless.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: the same thing acted on «old word» (-2). 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/1816-pg641-part67/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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wait, where'd the elves say the soul was?

- **1.** in a glass jar on the high windowsill of the tower — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** in a bottle on the window sill — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** locked in a silver box under the palace floor — no support
- **4.** hidden in the old oak chest — score 1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. 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 253, line 15: «A lass who lives nearby says she will look after him, because "folks say as fools make good husbands".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «say» (+2); the same doer «folks» (+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/1816-pg641-part67/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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yo, who got robbed on the road to the Sweet Milk Lake?

- **1.** three elves, bro — no support
- **2.** the emperor, bro — score -3
- **3.** the boy's poor father, Mogarzea, bro — **← Mova's choice** · score -1
- **4.** Mogarzea, bro — **✓ the right answer** · score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 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 801, line 12: «THE POOR BOY: "the poor boy with the short-sleeved jacket and the wooden shoes" arrives on the road he chose.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). 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/1816-pg641-part67/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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fr, how long did the boy chill in the palace?

- **1.** like a whole month in the palace — no support
- **2.** three days — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** two nights — no support
- **4.** until the emperor kicked him out — **← Mova's choice** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1666, line 12: «The queen's sons are "the prettiest boys that anyone could see," and the stepmother calls them whelps.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «sons» (+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/1816-pg641-part67/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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ok, what did Mogarzea do when his soul came back?

- **1.** he leaped into the air so high he hit the roof — score 1
- **2.** he danced around — no support
- **3.** he stood up tall — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **4.** jumped super high — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 8, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 795, line 18: «Her end: when the sun sets, her soul rises to a region "where there is no more pain."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «soul» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «rise» (+2). 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/1816-pg641-part67/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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lowkey, why'd the sheep wander into the elves' field?

- **1.** the gate was left open that night — no support
- **2.** the shepherd fell asleep and the flock wandered off — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **3.** the boy forgot to count the sheep at dusk — score -1
- **4.** one strayed and the rest followed — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 1, against -1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 758, line 1: «Hans sends Elsie to cut the corn, but she eats her broth and falls asleep in the field.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «fall» (+2). Against it: the same property (-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/1816-pg641-part67/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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so what did the boy want before he bounced?

- **1.** who his real father is — no support
- **2.** the secret of the old flute — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **3.** how to find the Sweet Milk Lake — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** how to find the Sweet Milk Lake and who the elves are — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 1794, line 10: «Why: the boy wants to prove himself, so he tells his father "this year you shall eat dates".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+3). The right option, 3, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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bruh, where did Mogarzea say his land ends?

- **1.** at the border he pointed out — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** at the old stone wall — no support
- **3.** at the river — no support
- **4.** beyond the big oak tree — **← Mova's choice** · score -1

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 4 with score -1, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1478, line 19: «Old word: "thwart" meant to block or stop someone from getting what they wanted; today we say "stop" or "get in the way of."», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. Against it: the same place «way» (-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/1816-pg641-part67/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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nah, what did the elves do when the axe came out?

- **1.** they wailed and offered the boy all their gold and silver — no support
- **2.** they fought back hard — no support
- **3.** screamed and begged to get free — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **4.** they cried and sang a song — **← Mova's choice** · score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 8, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1007, line 2: «He walks on through the forest, where tiny elves dance and sing in the moonlight.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «tiny elves» (+3); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «sing» (+2). The right option, 3, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/t13/)

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

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By what means did the shepherd boy obtain the return of Mogarzea's soul?

- **1.** By chopping the cherry tree in half and making the elves promise to return every stolen soul to its owner — **← Mova's choice** · score 1
- **2.** By trapping the elves' fingers within a split cherry tree — **✓ the right answer** · score -2
- **3.** By splitting an oak and hiding the elves' hands inside it — no support
- **4.** By luring the three elves into a split cherry tree and trapping their fingers there until they agreed — score -3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 1, against -2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 795, line 5: «He gives back her soul, and at sunset Anne Lisbeth's troubles are at an end.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give back» (+1); the same thing acted on «soul» (+1). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, scored -2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/e1/)

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

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What is the designation of the instrument upon which the boy performed for the maidens?

- **1.** A fiddle — no support
- **2.** A whistle — no support
- **3.** A flute — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score -4
- **4.** A wooden flute carved from a cherry tree — score -6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score -4, against -6 for the next best. Its support: lesson 1811, line 18: «Old word: "coveted" means wanted greedily what belongs to someone else, like the brother wanting Halfman's wife.», reached through what was said in the sentence the question matched. Against it: it fills the role the question asks for (-1); the same thing acted on «old word» (-3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/e2/)

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

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What conditions did the boy set upon the restoration of Mogarzea's soul?

- **1.** To be shown the lake and to receive a fine horse — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** To be shown the Sweet Milk Lake, to remain as son, and to take the flute as well — score 3
- **3.** To be shown the Sweet Milk Lake, to remain as son, and to be given a share of the emperor's treasure — score 3
- **4.** To be shown the Sweet Milk Lake and to remain as son — **✓ the right answer** · score 3

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 922, line 12: «The little boy shows he cared: "he kissed his hand to the coffin" as the hearse moved away with it.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «show» (+3). The right option, 4, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1816-pg641-part67/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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What information did Mogarzea furnish to the boy upon his departure?

- **1.** Directions to the old emperor's court — no support
- **2.** The secret of the elves' magic — no support
- **3.** The lake's name — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** The route to the Sweet Milk Lake — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 224, line 1: «The prince says he must go home, but first he needs fine attendants, so the princess offers him her money.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «prince» (+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/1816-pg641-part67/e4/)

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