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title: Russian Folk-Tales, Koshchei the Deathless, part 20: Ivan's sisters… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
description: Lesson 428 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 6 of 12 tests right, exam 0 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# Russian Folk-Tales, Koshchei the Deathless, part 20: Ivan's sisters wed three birds, then he frees Koshchei and searches for his wife

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**Tests:** 6 of 12 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 7 of 16 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 428 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/428-pg22373-part20/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1}

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yo, how many sisters did Ivan have, like, total?

- **1.** Four, bruv — no support
- **2.** three, bruv — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** Two, bruv — score 0
- **4.** Three sisters, no cap, bruv — score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 4 for the next best. Its support: lesson 228, line 5: «An old devotee visits the princess and tells her of the Talking Bird, the Singing Tree and the Golden Water, and the princess decides she must have all three.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); the same doer «princess» (+1); the same thing acted on «three» (+1). Against it: the number the lesson gave for it (-1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/428-pg22373-part20/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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wait, who smashed through the roof first?

- **1.** the eagle, no cap — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the falcon, no cap — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the falcon, no cap, that bird was sus — no support
- **4.** the raven, fr fr — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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so who wiped out that whole army, then?

- **1.** Marya Morevna, fr — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **2.** Olga Morevna, fr — no support
- **3.** Anna Morevna, fr — no support
- **4.** Ivan, lol — **← Mova's choice** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 428, line 2: «Ivan rides off alone, finds a whole army dead on the plain, and meets the fair Princess Marya Morevna, who makes him her husband.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «ivan» (+2); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/428-pg22373-part20/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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what did Marya go and do after the wedding?

- **1.** went off to war — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **2.** rode off to fight — no support
- **3.** left, lol — no support
- **4.** went home — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 7, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 428, line 3: «When she goes off to war, Ivan opens a closet and finds Koshchei chained up there, and gives him water until he is strong enough to break free.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «go off» (+5); the same doer «marya» (+1); the same circumstance (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/428-pg22373-part20/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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where was Koshchei hiding, bruv?

- **1.** under bed — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** in the closet — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** in a closet deep in the palace, mate — no support
- **4.** in the attic — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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how many chains was he tied up with, mate?

- **1.** twelve ropes — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **2.** twelve chains — **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **3.** six, mate — no support
- **4.** two chains — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 3, against 0 for the next best. Its support: lesson 182, line 20: «OLD WORDS: "Timbals" were kettle drums, and a "quay" is a landing place where ships tie up to unload.», 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 thing acted on «landing place» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 0. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/428-pg22373-part20/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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what was he begging for, like?

- **1.** a bit of bread — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** a drink of water — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** a big cold drink of water from the well — no support
- **4.** a drink of water, like, right now, bruv — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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how many buckets did he chug down, lol?

- **1.** three buckets — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** four buckets — no support
- **3.** three huge buckets he chugged down, fr — no support
- **4.** three buckets of water, all of it — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9}

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how'd he get out of them chains, though?

- **1.** he shook them off — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** he burst free — no support
- **3.** he just shook them off, no sweat, lol — no support
- **4.** he pulled loose — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · right ✓ {#t10}

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how'd he leave, like, what was the vibe?

- **1.** as a whirlwind, sus — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** as a big whirlwind that spun away, sus — no support
- **3.** as a whirlwind, super sus, no cap — no support
- **4.** as a storm, sus — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11}

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what did Ivan leave the Falcon as a keepsake?

- **1.** a silver spoon — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** a small silver spoon as a keepsake, mate — no support
- **3.** a golden ring — no support
- **4.** a silver spoon from his own kitchen — 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/428-pg22373-part20/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12}

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which sister got the raven, anyways?

- **1.** Olga — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Anna — no support
- **3.** Vasya, dude — no support
- **4.** Anna, dude — **✓ 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/428-pg22373-part20/t12/)

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

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Which of the three sisters was bound in marriage to the Falcon?

- **1.** Princess Olga — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** Princess Anna — score 4
- **3.** Princess Marya — **✓ the right answer** · score 4
- **4.** Anna — score 4

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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 166, line 5: «The king orders Douban to be brought in and killed, and the physician begs for his life while the executioner ties his eyes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «tie» (+2); the same circumstance (+1); a different thing acted on (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/428-pg22373-part20/e1/)

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

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What quantity of water did Koshchei consume before he regained his strength?

- **1.** Two bucketfuls — **← Mova's choice** · score 5
- **2.** Three bucketfuls — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** Three large bucketfuls of cold water — score 5
- **4.** Four bucketfuls — 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 428, line 13: «WHAT: Koshchei drank three bucketfuls of water, "regained his former strength", and broke all twelve chains at once.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same doer «koshchei» (+2); the same thing acted on «three bucketfuls» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). The right option, 2, scored 5. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/428-pg22373-part20/e2/)

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

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By what means did Koshchei depart from the chamber?

- **1.** As a thundering storm — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** As a terrible whirlwind — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** As a terrible whirlwind that tore through the roof — no support
- **4.** As a terrible whirlwind of dust and wind — 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/428-pg22373-part20/e3/)

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

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What object did Ivan deposit with the Falcon as a token?

- **1.** A silver spoon left as a keepsake — **← Mova's choice** · score 8
- **2.** A golden ring — no support
- **3.** A silver spoon — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** A small silver spoon from his own house — 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, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 428, line 5: «On the way Ivan visits each sister, stays three days with each, and leaves a silver spoon with the Falcon and a silver fork with the Eagle.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «leave» (+5); the same thing acted on «silver spoon» (+3). 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/428-pg22373-part20/e4/)

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