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title: Andersen's Fairy Tales, Soup from a Sausage Skewer, part 201: the el… — how Mova does on the tests · Books
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# Andersen's Fairy Tales, Soup from a Sausage Skewer, part 201: the elves' glittering maypole and feast, the violet staff and noisy kitchen, then the second mouse sets out to become a poet

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**Tests:** 3 of 14 right · **Exam:** 2 of 4 right · **Kind:** ★ · **Understood:** 8 of 18 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 990 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/990-pg27200-part201/).

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### Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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yo, did the mouse really make a maypole out of a sausage stick?

- **1.** nah, just a stick — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** nah, elves carved it from wood, lol sus — no support
- **3.** yeah, spiders wrapped it in gold threads, mad — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** yeah, bees glued it with honey, lowkey cool — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t1/)

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### Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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bruh, so what did the elves do at the party?

- **1.** they had a banquet and let the mouse watch from far — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** they had a dance and invited the mouse in close — no support
- **3.** they threw a party and kicked the mouse out — **← Mova's choice** · score 9
- **4.** they sang, nothing else — score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 3 with score 9, against 7 for the next best. Its support: lesson 575, line 4: «Brer Wolf is scalded to death, and Brer Rabbit throws a big party for his neighbours; then Brer Frogs trick Brer Fox into the pond.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same thing acted on «big party» (+4); it fills the role the question asks for (+3); the same action «throw» (+2). 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/990-pg27200-part201/t2/)

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### Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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lol, why couldn't the mouse go right up to the table?

- **1.** cuz the table was too tall — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** cuz they didn't want his tail — no support
- **3.** cuz he was way too big for them and might've knocked everything over — no support
- **4.** cuz he was way too big for them — **✓ 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/990-pg27200-part201/t3/)

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### Test 4 · ★ · right ✓ {#t4}

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fr, what did the music sound like?

- **1.** like a thousand glass bells and swans singing, honestly a total vibe overall — no support
- **2.** like a thousand glass bells, lowkey wild — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 5
- **3.** like a thousand glass bells all ringing at once, lowkey wild and super loud — no support
- **4.** like tiny flutes, kinda cool — score 5

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 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 990, line 2: «At the elves' feast, music sounds like a thousand glass bells, and the narrator weeps happy mouse-tears.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «music» (+4); the same action «sound» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/990-pg27200-part201/t4/)

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### Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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ngl, what was the mouse crying about?

- **1.** scared, cuz of the bells — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** sad tears, they were lost — no support
- **3.** happy tears, it was a vibe — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** he was hungry — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t5/)

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### Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t6}

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wait, what did the violets do to the mouse-king?

- **1.** they wilted and fell off him — no support
- **2.** they sprang up and covered him — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** they grew into a tall maypole — no support
- **4.** they ran away — **← Mova's choice** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 446, line 13: «The mouse warns him: "Save yourself, Prince. Run away quick!" because his sister wants to eat him.», 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 «run away» (+2). Against it: the same property (-1). 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/990-pg27200-part201/t6/)

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### Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t7}

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yo, why did they burn tails in the fire?

- **1.** the perfume was too strong and it stank up the whole place, so he wanted burning — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the perfume was too strong, it stank — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the violet perfume was too strong, it stank so bad the mice wanted burning smell instead — no support
- **4.** the smell of soup was too thick — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t7/)

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### Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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so what was the "effect" thing, bro?

- **1.** the magic part of the feast, like the fruit — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the wow part, like the sound and taste — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** the smell, meh — no support
- **4.** the soup pot, like a warm stew — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t8/)

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### Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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wait, the kitchen noises came in super fast, right?

- **1.** yeah, like wind down the chimney and then a huge boom that shook the whole kitchen — no support
- **2.** yeah, like wind rushing down the chimney, boom, and the pots all rattled loud — no support
- **3.** yeah, like wind down the chimney, boom — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** nah, they came in super slow, meh — **← Mova's choice** · score 4

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 651, line 10: «The noise is like "some great creature purring, purring, purring", and it comes from the dungeon.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «come» (+4). 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/990-pg27200-part201/t9/)

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### Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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lol, what was the kettle doing?

- **1.** it was singing a song to the bells, lowkey — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** tryna figure out if it was boiling or stopping — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** tryna figure out if it was boiling or stopping while the elves danced all around it — no support
- **4.** tryna figure out if it was boiling or stopping, then it started whistling super loud — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t10/)

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### Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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ok real talk, why'd the second mouse get stuck in a library?

- **1.** cuz that's where his family lived in a castle, and his grandma was looking for a manuscript — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** cuz that's where his whole family lived in a big castle full of dusty old books — no support
- **3.** cuz his gran was hunting an old book — no support
- **4.** cuz that's where his family lived in a castle — **✓ 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/990-pg27200-part201/t11/)

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### Test 12 · ★ · right ✓ {#t12}

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so, what's needed to be a poet, fam?

- **1.** understanding, imagination, feeling, and a whole lot of patience and old books — no support
- **2.** talent, practice, and good luck — no support
- **3.** understanding, imagination, and feeling — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **4.** wit, bravery, and a sharp mind — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 990, line 18: «The second mouse's grandmother says a poet needs "understanding, imagination, and feeling", and the mouse goes west to find them.», 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 «understanding» (+1). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/990-pg27200-part201/t12/)

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### Test 13 · ★ · right ✓ {#t13}

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bruh, where'd the mouse go first to learn wisdom?

- **1.** the big ant-hill — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 0
- **2.** the dark forest — score 0
- **3.** the tree — score 0
- **4.** the old castle — score 0

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**Why:** It took the question to ask where. It chose option 1 with score 0, tied with another option at 0 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 948, line 1: «First, George's tale ends: the Porter's son grows great, becomes a Privy Councillor, and marries Emily.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/990-pg27200-part201/t13/)

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### Test 14 · ★ · wrong ✗ {#t14}

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lowkey, what did the ant-queen say was the tallest thing?

- **1.** the sky — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** the tree, duh — no support
- **3.** the ant-hill, duh — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** the big oak tree — 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/990-pg27200-part201/t14/)

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

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Which of the following describes the object that the elves returned to the narrator at the conclusion of the feast?

- **1.** The sausage skewer, which had been transformed by their art — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** The violet cup, which had been filled with soup and bells — no support
- **3.** A golden maypole — no support
- **4.** The silver spoon, which had been stolen from the table — 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/990-pg27200-part201/e1/)

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

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Which of the following accurately states the qualities that the second mouse's grandmother identified as necessary for a poet?

- **1.** Understanding, imagination, and feeling — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** Speed and strength — no support
- **3.** Memory, practice, and a good voice — no support
- **4.** Learning, beauty, and kindness — 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/990-pg27200-part201/e2/)

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

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Which of the following is the reason the mouse-king gave for wishing to hear about the preparation of the soup?

- **1.** He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete — **✓ the right answer** · score 3
- **2.** He thought the previous demonstration was strange and incomplete, and wanted every step explained again slowly — score 4
- **3.** He was curious about the violets and the kettle — score 5
- **4.** He judged the previous demonstration to be strange and incomplete, so he wished to hear the whole recipe again — **← Mova's choice** · score 7

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 972, line 15: «The scholar is in despair because "no one cares to hear anything about it."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: its «because» matches the remembered cause (+4); the same action «care» (+2); the same doer «one» (+1). The right option, 1, scored 3. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/990-pg27200-part201/e3/)

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

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Which of the following statements correctly identifies the claim made by the ant-queen regarding the ant-hill in relation to the adjacent tree?

- **1.** She claimed ants were wise — score 1
- **2.** She asserted that the ant-hill was the loftiest object in the world — **✓ the right answer** · score 1
- **3.** She denied that the ant-hill was taller than the nearby oak — score 1
- **4.** She said the tree was taller — **← Mova's choice** · 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 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 984, line 4: «In hot Finland the Finland woman reads the fish three times, cooks it, and whispers how Kay can be saved.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: the same action «read» (+4). Against it: the same doer «finland woman» (-1). The right option, 2, scored 1. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/990-pg27200-part201/e4/)

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