Note:

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Essay question type

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Database tables

None.

Response storage

The response from the student in $state->responses[''] is the text of the essay written by the student. This was perhaps once stored in the 'answer' field in the quiz_states table.

In Moodle 3.4, look for responses in table 'question_attempt_step_data', in the 'value' field.

Question->options

None.

State->options

None.