--- title: Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair, part 33: a dying mother leav… — how Mova does on the tests · Books description: Lesson 441 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 6 of 13 tests right, exam 2 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/441-pg22373-part33/) [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/) / 441 # Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair, part 33: a dying mother leaves a doll, and a stepmother makes Vasilissa work **Tests:** 6 of 13 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 11 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72` Lesson 441 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/441-pg22373-part33/). ### Test 1 · ★ · right ✓ {#t1} yo, the mom gave her a doll before dying, like what's up with that? - **1.** it's magic, you feed it and it helps — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **2.** idk, just a doll — score 2 - **3.** it's a gift, you keep it safe — score 1 - **4.** it's a toy lol — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 441, line 1: «Vasilissa's mother dies and gives her a magic doll, telling her to feed it and ask its advice when trouble comes.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «give» (+2); it fills the role the question asks for (+2); 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/441-pg22373-part33/t1/) ### Test 2 · ★ · right ✓ {#t2} wait, the dad married a widow, right? - **1.** yeah, and she had two daughters too, plus a bunch of cousins who lived there — score 5 - **2.** yeah, and she had two daughters too, and they were super mean to her — score 5 - **3.** yeah, and she had two daughters too — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **4.** yeah, and she was super rich — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 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 441, line 2: «Her father, a merchant, marries a widow who has two daughters of her own.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «two daughters» (+4); the same doer «widow» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t2/) ### Test 3 · ★ · right ✓ {#t3} so why were the stepsisters so salty? - **1.** cuz she got all the gifts — no support - **2.** cuz Vasilissa was the prettiest — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 4 - **3.** cuz Vasilissa was the prettiest and everyone in town kept talking about her — score 4 - **4.** cuz Vasilissa was the prettiest and dad loved her more — score 4 **Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 114, line 4: «The stepsisters cut off a toe and a heel to squeeze into the shoe, but a dove sings the truth until the prince sees the blood and chooses Cinderella.», reached through the cause of the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «stepsisters» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t3/) ### Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t4} so the stepmom made her do everything? - **1.** yep, all the hard chores from sunrise to night, no breaks — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** yep, all the hard chores — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **3.** yep, all the laundry stuff — no support - **4.** yep, all the hard chores while her stepsisters just sat around and watched — 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/441-pg22373-part33/t4/) ### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5} lol the stepsisters just sat there with hands folded? - **1.** yeah, like fine ladies, no cap, they just sat there doing nothing all day — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **2.** yeah, like princesses, for real — no support - **3.** yeah, like fine ladies, no cap — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** yeah, like queens, no cap — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 441, line 17: «The stepsisters "lost flesh and fell off in appearance", even though they "sat with folded hands like fine ladies".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «sit» (+4); the same doer «stepsisters» (+1). 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/441-pg22373-part33/t5/) ### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6} did Vasilissa eat her whole dinner? - **1.** nah, she fed it to the dog — **← Mova's choice** · score 7 - **2.** nah, she saved the best bite for her doll, then went hungry to bed — score 7 - **3.** nah, she saved the best bite for her doll — **✓ the right answer** · score 7 - **4.** nah, she hid it in her sleeve — score 6 **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 96, line 9: «Suleiman: «I gave that dinner to show what a great and rich king I was, and not because I really wanted to be kind to the animals. Now I am ashamed, and it ser…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+4); the same thing acted on «dinner» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 3, scored 7. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t6/) ### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7} bruh, the doll gets fed at night? - **1.** yep, when everyone's asleep, she feeds it — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8 - **2.** nah, in the morning — no support - **3.** yep, when the house is quiet, she feeds it — no support - **4.** nope, at lunch — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 8, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 441, line 7: «Her mother dies when Vasilissa is "eight years old", and before dying she gives her a doll.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «give» (+4); the same thing acted on «doll» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t7/) ### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8} what does the doll do once it's fed? - **1.** it eats the leftovers — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** it guards the house — no support - **3.** it helps her and comforts her — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** it sleeps — 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/441-pg22373-part33/t8/) ### Test 9 · ★ · right ✓ {#t9} so the doll does her chores the next day? - **1.** nah, she does it — no support - **2.** nope, the cat does — no support - **3.** yep, it does all the work — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **4.** yep, it cooks all the meals — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 441, line 16: «Next day the doll does all her work for her.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «work» (+4); the same doer «doll» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t9/) ### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10} wait, the stepsisters got fat and ugly? - **1.** nah, they got skinny and gross, which made them very unhappy about it — no support - **2.** yeah, they got loud and rude — no support - **3.** nah, they got skinny and gross and lost all their good looks — **← Mova's choice** · score 2 - **4.** nah, they got skinny and gross — **✓ the right answer** · no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 441, line 17: «The stepsisters "lost flesh and fell off in appearance", even though they "sat with folded hands like fine ladies".», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lose» (+4); the same doer «stepsisters» (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-3). 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/441-pg22373-part33/t10/) ### Test 11 · ★ · right ✓ {#t11} did Vasilissa get more beautiful? - **1.** yep, plumper and prettier every day — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** yep, taller and stronger every day — no support - **3.** nah, paler and sadder every day — no support - **4.** yep, plumper and prettier every single day, everyone noticed — 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/441-pg22373-part33/t11/) ### Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t12} so who's the real MVP here? - **1.** the doll, obviously, it's carrying the whole story from start to finish — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** the stepmom, honestly — no support - **3.** the doll, obviously, it's carrying — **✓ the right answer** · no support - **4.** the doll, obviously, it's carrying the whole household on its back — 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/441-pg22373-part33/t12/) ### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13} ngl, what's a dowry, is it like money? - **1.** nope, it's a dress — no support - **2.** nah, it's the land a groom owns — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **3.** yeah, it's the stuff a bride brings — **✓ the right answer** · score 2 - **4.** yeah, it's the food a bride cooks — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 5, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 109, line 18: «Old word: "dowry" was money or land given with a bride, and today we would say a wedding gift or settlement.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «money» (+4); the same doer «dowry» (+1). The right option, 3, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/t13/) ### Exam question 1 · formal language · right ✓ {#e1} Which object did the dying mother bequeath to her daughter? - **1.** A doll taken from under the bed-clothes — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support - **2.** A doll taken from under the bed-clothes, wrapped in a cloth — no support - **3.** A doll left on the windowsill — no support - **4.** A small doll the mother hid under the bed-clothes before she died — 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/441-pg22373-part33/e1/) ### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2} By what means was the stepdaughter's labour lightened, according to the narrative? - **1.** Through the servants, who swept on the morrow — **← Mova's choice** · no support - **2.** Through the doll, which quietly performed all her chores on the following morning — no support - **3.** Through the doll, which performed her work on the following day while she rested — no support - **4.** Through the doll, which performed her work on the following day — **✓ 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/441-pg22373-part33/e2/) ### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3} On what occasion did Vasilissa feed the doll, according to the narrative? - **1.** When all were at rest in the great hall by day — **← Mova's choice** · score 5 - **2.** When all were at rest in her narrow chamber at night — **✓ the right answer** · score 5 - **3.** When all were at rest in her narrow chamber at night, after the house was dark — score 2 - **4.** When all were at rest in her narrow chamber at night, long after the fire had gone out — score 2 **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 61, line 12: «The barge-woman is going past Toad Hall herself: the canal joins the river «a little above Toad Hall», so she gives him a lift.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same doer «barge woman» (+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/441-pg22373-part33/e3/) ### Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓ {#e4} What was the outcome for the appearance of the stepmother and stepdaughters? - **1.** They lost flesh and declined in appearance — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 7 - **2.** They lost flesh and declined in appearance, and their faces grew sour and pale over time — score 7 - **3.** They lost flesh and declined in appearance, becoming gaunt and sallow — score 7 - **4.** They gained weight and grew worse — no support **Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 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 441, line 17: «The stepsisters "lost flesh and fell off in appearance", even though they "sat with folded hands like fine ladies".», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «lose» (+5); the same thing acted on «flesh» (+2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/441-pg22373-part33/e4/) - ← previous: [440. Russian Folk-Tales, The Baba Yaga, the girl esca…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/440-pg22373-part32/) - next →: [442. Russian Fairy Tales, Vasilissa the Beautiful, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/442-pg22373-part34/) - ↑ back to [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/)