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# Russian Fairy Tales, Prince Ivan and Katoma, part 55: the Princess ties Prince Ivan to her carriage and Katoma is left on a stump

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**Tests:** 4 of 13 right · **Exam:** 1 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 9 of 17 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 463 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/463-pg22373-part55/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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yo, did the Princess really make Ivan chop that iron pillar?

- **1.** Yup, the whole thing, into chunks for the cook — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Nope, he only chopped one piece of it — no support
- **3.** Yup, she made him cut it up for the cook — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **4.** Yeah, all of it — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 205, line 7: «What: The princess makes Camaralzaman grand treasurer, and he does the work with "so much integrity and benevolence" that everyone respects him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+4). 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/463-pg22373-part55/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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ngl Katoma is the real MVP here, right?

- **1.** Fr, he did all the heavy lifting and then got left on a stump — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Nah, the horse did all the work — no support
- **3.** Fr, but Ivan did most of it — no support
- **4.** Fr, he did all the heavy lifting — **✓ the right answer** · 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/463-pg22373-part55/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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wait, why'd the horse start begging?

- **1.** It got scared of him — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Katoma beat it with iron chunks till it cried — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Because Katoma starved it for days — no support
- **4.** Katoma whipped it with a rope — 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/463-pg22373-part55/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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no cap, what did the Princess do to Ivan's hand?

- **1.** Squeezed it so hard his eyes shut — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Squeezed it so hard his eyes shut and he cried out in pain — no support
- **3.** Pulled it so hard he fell over — no support
- **4.** Squeezed it so hard his eyes shut tight and she laughed at him — 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/463-pg22373-part55/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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bruh, why'd she cut off Katoma's feet?

- **1.** Ivan just said she could do it — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Ivan told her to punish him now — no support
- **3.** Ivan said deal with him however she wants and turned away from the matter — no support
- **4.** Ivan said deal with him however she wants — **✓ 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/463-pg22373-part55/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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lowkey, did Ivan stand up for his tutor?

- **1.** Nah, he just handed him over and then went to sleep again — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Nah, he sent him to the stump — no support
- **3.** Nah, he just handed him over to the Princess without any fuss — no support
- **4.** Nah, he just handed him over — **✓ 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/463-pg22373-part55/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · right ✓ {#t7}

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so where'd they leave Katoma?

- **1.** At home, laughing now — no support
- **2.** On a stump, crying — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **3.** On a stump at the edge of the road, crying loudly — no support
- **4.** In the road, sleeping — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 2 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 463, line 16: «Katoma is left sitting on a tree-stump, weeping, and he calls out, "Farewell, Prince Ivan! you won't forget me!"», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same place «tree stump» (+2). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/463-pg22373-part55/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · right ✓ {#t8}

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vibes check, how'd the wedding go?

- **1.** People cheered, horse ran — no support
- **2.** Guests were glad, the horse bucked — no support
- **3.** Crowds were happy, horse behaved well — no support
- **4.** People were hyped, the horse stood still — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 4 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 463, line 12: «At the wedding the horse stands "as if petrified," and the people cry, "What a hero! What immeasurable strength!"», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «stand» (+5); the same doer «horse» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/463-pg22373-part55/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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wait, Ivan's tied to the carriage now?

- **1.** Yep, the Princess tied him up to the carriage and drove off fast — **← Mova's choice** · score 6
- **2.** Yep, the Princess tied him up and drove off — **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** Yep, she tied him and rode away — score 4
- **4.** Yep, the Princess tied him up and drove off, then he ran behind for miles — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 463, line 4: «On the road home the Princess has Katoma's feet cut off, sets him on a stump, and ties the Prince to her carriage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «prince» (+4); the same circumstance (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). 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/463-pg22373-part55/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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real talk, what's Ivan's job at the end?

- **1.** Tending sheep — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Herding cows — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Herding — no support
- **4.** Cooking — 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/463-pg22373-part55/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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ok, so was the riddle ever solved?

- **1.** Yes, Ivan got it — no support
- **2.** Yes, Katoma solved it fast — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **3.** Nope, the Prince guessed it — score 7
- **4.** Nope, the Princess never got it — **✓ the right answer** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 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 463, line 1: «The Princess sets Prince Ivan a riddle, but she cannot solve it, so she must marry him.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «solve» (+4); the same thing acted on «riddle» (+4). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-1). 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/463-pg22373-part55/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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bro, did Katoma escape the Princess's plan?

- **1.** Nope, he was caught again — no support
- **2.** Nope, he got left on the stump — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 9
- **3.** Yeah, he got away safely — no support
- **4.** Yes, he ran off — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 9, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 463, line 4: «On the road home the Princess has Katoma's feet cut off, sets him on a stump, and ties the Prince to her carriage.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «katoma» (+4); the same place «stump» (+4); a different action (counts against) (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/463-pg22373-part55/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t13}

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so why'd Ivan keep herding cows every day?

- **1.** Because he liked cows — **← Mova's choice** · score 4
- **2.** He wanted to keep the cows safe — score 4
- **3.** Because his wife assigned him the work — no support
- **4.** Because his wife left him that job — **✓ the right answer** · score 2

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**Why:** It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). 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 430, line 8: «What: The Baba Yaga warns Ivan that if he does not care for the mares, "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 «care» (+3); the same doer «ivan» (+1). The right option, 4, scored 2. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/463-pg22373-part55/t13/)

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

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Which object did the Princess order Prince Ivan to chop into chunks for the palace cook?

- **1.** Iron — **← Mova's choice** · score 7
- **2.** A wooden gate — score 7
- **3.** An iron pillar — **✓ the right answer** · score 7
- **4.** A post — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. 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 463, line 15: «The Prince is half asleep and says, "Deal with him as you please!", so she orders Katoma's feet cut off.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «princess» (+4); the same action «order» (+3). 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/463-pg22373-part55/e1/)

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

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In what manner did Katoma ride or break in the heroic steed during the events of this passage?

- **1.** By feeding it oats — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** By striking it with iron chunks and starving it for many days — no support
- **3.** By whipping it with leather straps — no support
- **4.** By striking it with iron chunks — **✓ 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/463-pg22373-part55/e2/)

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

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What happened to Katoma's feet following the Princess's instruction to Prince Ivan?

- **1.** They were cut off at the ankle by the palace guards — score 7
- **2.** They were cut off and thrown into the nearby river by her order — score 8
- **3.** They were kept whole — score 8
- **4.** They were cut off — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 8

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 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 309, line 4: «An angel says she must dance until she is pale and dead, so she begs the executioner to cut off her feet.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «cut off» (+4); the same thing acted on «feet» (+4). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/463-pg22373-part55/e3/)

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

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What was the final occupation assigned to Prince Ivan at the conclusion of this passage?

- **1.** Cooking meals — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Tending the herd of cows out in the distant fields every day — no support
- **3.** Chopping firewood at dawn — no support
- **4.** Tending the herd of cows — **✓ 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/463-pg22373-part55/e4/)

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