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! 2: \textbf{\index{String Response}String Response} problems are problems in
! 3: which the student submits a string of characters for the answer. Examples
! 4: of string response questions are vocabulary tests, short answer and entering
! 5: chemical formulas.
! 6:
! 7: Note that it is easy to abuse String Response problems. For instance, consider
! 8: the question {}``Who wrote 'Huckleberry Finn'?'' If you tell the system
! 9: the answer is {}``Mark Twain'', and a student answers {}``Twain'', the
! 10: system will mark it wrong. If they answer {}``Samuel Clements'', then the
! 11: student will definitely get it wrong. There is some room for flexibility
! 12: in the string processing, but it can be difficult to get it all right. Before
! 13: you use a String Response problem, be sure you can easily characterize correct
! 14: answers.
! 15:
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