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+<h1>Essay questions</h1>
+
+<p>In response to a question (that may include an image) the respondent writes
+ an answer in essay format. Three fields may be edited when creating the essay question:
+ the question title, the body of the question, and feedback that can be displayed at a time
+ chosen by the facilitator.</p>
+
+<p>The essay question will not be assigned a grade until it has been reviewed by a teacher
+ question, the grader will be able to enter a custom comment in response the respondent's
+ essay and be able to assign a score for the essay.</p>
+
+<p>Normally, the student can type their answer using the rich-text editor. However,
+ if there is more than one essay question on a page, the rich-text editor is
+ only used for the first essay question.</p>
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